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Duke, Novant request to build hospital in key North Carolina market

3 days ago | healthcaredive.com | Susanna Vogel

Listen to the article 4 minCone said it could build the facility by 2028 and open by 2029. The 46-bed hospital would have 15 emergency department bays, three general operating rooms and three obstetric labor, delivery and recovery beds. "Cone Health has successfully helped meet the health care needs of eastern Alamance County close to home for more than a dozen years," said Cone Health President and CEO Mary Jo Cagle in a statement about the health system's application.
Growing market volatility spooks hospital analysts

6 days ago | healthcaredive.com | Susanna Vogel

Listen to the article 5 min Market volatility poses a growing challenge to nonprofit providers' balance sheets, analysts from Fitch Ratings warned in a pair of research notes published this week. Nonprofits enjoyed steady investment returns in recent years due to strong stock market performanceandinterest rate hikes, the credit rating agency said. However, the party may be momentarily over, as President Donald Trump's flip-flopping tariff policies have thrown markets into turmoil.
UnitedHealth posts 'unacceptable' first quarter, slashes 2025 guidance

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Rebecca Pifer

Listen to the article 6 min UnitedHealth underperformed earnings and revenue expectations in the first quarter and lowered its earnings guidance for the full year, two signs of waning performance that analysts said were uncharacteristic of the healthcare behemoth.
Crozer CEO steps down as health system fights to remain open

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Susanna Vogel

Listen to the article 3 min Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito will step down on Friday, a spokesperson confirmed to Healthcare Dive. His departure comes as the four-hospital health system faces an uncertain future - including possible closure. Crozer's parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, has unsuccessfully tried to sell the system for months. Prospect filed for bankruptcy in January and has said it lacks the funds to keep Crozer facilities open.
Ascension to buy out CHS' stake in Texas hospital for $460M

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Susanna Vogel

Listen to the article 3 min Ascension Health has inked a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of a Texas hospital and its ancillary businesses from Community Health Systems for $460 million, the health system said Tuesday. Ascension Seton, a subsidiary of Ascension Texas, will purchase the remaining 80% stake in126-bed Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
Cone fully acquires Medicare Advantage plan from Novant

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Rebecca Pifer |Susanna Vogel

Listen to the article 2 min Cone Health has purchased the remaining ownership of HealthTeam Advantage from Novant Health, leaving Cone the sole owner of the Medicare Advantage payer. HealthTeam Advantage has 22,000 members across six MA plans in North Carolina. The ownership change shouldn't affect their coverage or provider networks, Brendan Hodges, HealthTeam Advantage's CEO, said in a statement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
CMS rejects Humana's Medicare Advantage star ratings appeal

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Rebecca Pifer

Listen to the article 3 min The CMS has denied Humana's internal appeal to improve the insurer's Medicare Advantage bonus ratings, Humana disclosed in a filing on Tuesday in its ongoing litigation against the government for allegedly arbitrarily calculating the scores. The CMS' decision is subject to review by new CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz before it becomes final on April 28, according to the filing.
US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Ned Pagliarulo |Susanna Vogel

First published on Listen to the article 3 minThe Trump administration is investigating the effects of pharmaceutical imports on national security, disclosing Monday a probe that is likely to lay the foundation for sector-wide tariffs in the near future. The investigation, which was announced in a federal notice posted online, appears to be wide-ranging, covering branded and generic medicines, as well the active drug ingredients they contain.
UnitedHealth to enter mediation with DOJ over Amedisys deal

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Rebecca Pifer

Listen to the article 3 min UnitedHealth and Amedisys are heading to mediation with the Department of Justice over the DOJ's bid to block their $3.3 billion merger over anticompetitive concerns. Late last week, Judge Susan Gauvey of Maryland's district court scheduled August 18 for a mediation conference, wherein UnitedHealth, Amedisys and antitrust regulators will have a magistrate judge's help in hashing out a solution to the DOJ's opposition.
HHS layoffs may be illegal, legal experts say

1 week ago | healthcaredive.com | Rebecca Pifer

Listen to the article 13 minThe sweeping HHS layoffs have been chaotic and stressful for employees of the massive health department. They may also be illegal, according to lawyers and federal employment experts.