On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced approval of a final rule which bans employers from issuing noncompete clauses, which would have serious effects in the healthcare industry and especially for hospitals.
Hospitals, physician groups, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers use noncompete agreements to keep former...National News
The U.S. Department of Justice has lost a case that would have blocked UnitedHealth Group (UHG) from acquiring Change Healthcare, a healthcare technology and data platform, for $13 billion.
Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the opinion on Monday, which ordered Change Healthcare to sell...National News
The pandemic put a damper on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among hospitals. Now, looking forward, the question is whether such activity is a lifeline for a reeling industry or a greedy practice bad for everyday patients.
The consulting firm Ernst & Young’s (EY) Global Capital Barometer found global M&A...National News
Last Friday, President Joe Biden issued a broad-sweeping executive order to address issues of corporate consolidation across U.S. industries. One of the industries cited was hospitals, drawing criticism for "misguided intentions" from industry stakeholders.
President Biden directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...National News
Buried underneath 2020’s endless barrage of stories about overwhelmed and under-protected healthcare workers, government relief packages, and shortages of critical supplies, was a flurry of effort to address an issue much older and more persistent than the pandemic -- the increasing concentration of the hospital market.
Over...News
Absorbing Express Scripts, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, could further reshape the roiling health care landscape.
The deal would mark the end of the last major independent pharmacy benefit manager, one that has focused on striking deals with drug companies to lower costs for insurers and employers. Express Scripts...