Health Care
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33The deal was “inevitable” and other takeaways from the massive $18.5B Livongo-Teladoc merger
In one of the biggest ever digital health deals in history, Teladoc announced Wednesday it would acquire Livongo, valuing the company...
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33Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 141
Health in 2 Point 00 Today, a special Health in 2 Point 00. Jessica DaMassa asks me about the biggest news in...
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27Feds move to block Geisinger hospital acquisition
The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Geisinger Health to prevent it from acquiring part of a competing hospital in central Pennsylvania.While Danville,...
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22With Stimulus Deadline Nearing, Home-Based Care Industry Scrambles to Secure Additional Relief
Friday is the deadline set by House Democrats and Senate Republicans for agreeing to a new coronavirus stimulus package. Home-based care stakeholders...
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42Humana joins peers in reporting depressed usage, larger income in Q2
Dive Brief: Humana topped Wall Street expectations for the second quarter as insurers have continued to benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic as...
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28Covered California anuncia una baja récord en las primas para 2021
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés...
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31MedCity Pivot Podcast: A conversation with Zeke Emanuel on policy, politics, Covid-19 and what we can learn from other nations
Ezekiel (Zeke) Emanuel needs no real introduction to an healthcare audience but here are his official titles: senior fellow at American Progress...
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23Government funds, expense cuts behind for-profit hospitals’ Q2 profit growth
On the labor side, hospitals early in the pandemic announced furloughs, layoffs and temporary salary reductions and retirement pay suspensions. Even where...
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43New Franchise Helps Senior Living Providers Add Home Care, Creating Competition for Agencies
Congregate living providers and home care agencies are often at odds with each other, competing over clients and which care setting is...
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23iRhythm stock leaps 33% after CMS pitches new reimbursement codes
Dive Brief: Shares of iRhythm Technologies, maker of a wearable heart monitor for detecting cardiac arrhythmias, soared 33% on Tuesday after CMS...
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42Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite GOP Resistance
Despite strong opposition from Republicans and rural voters, Missouri on Tuesday joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in expanding its...
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34Livongo, Teladoc strike $18.5B merger, creating a digital health behemoth
Two digital health giants will merge in one of the largest deals seen in the sector. Livongo, which has seen success with...
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35Post Covid Healthcare is Becoming Like Buying from Amazon Instead of Going to the Mall or Reading an eBook Instead of a Paperback – The Health Care Blog
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD Now that we are seeing patients via telemedicine or even getting reimbursed for handling their issues over the...
