Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

Money dollar investments

Johnson & Johnson to acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1B

The rumors, it seems, were true. Once the deal is finalized, Shockwave Medical will operate as a business unit within Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

April 5, 2024

CVS expanding tuition, scholarship programs for pharmacists

CVS points out that, in pharmacy schools specifically, applications have decreased by more than 60% in less than a decade.

April 4, 2024
generative AI in healthcare

GenAI-focused market researchers: ‘The payer–provider divide is wide and has dangerous implications’

Providers and payers disagree on a lot of things. But the camps are united in their appreciation of workers who have skills relevant to advancing GenAI in healthcare. 

April 4, 2024
medical bills

The 10 most and least expensive states for healthcare consumers

Going by the price of being a patient, North Carolina and Hawaii bookend the other 48 states.

April 3, 2024
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Is concierge medicine a net plus for US healthcare? Answer depends on perspective

Critics say the model caters to the wealthy while taking primary care physicians out of circulation for everyone else. Not so, respond concierge proponents.

March 30, 2024
medical debt

Not many hospitals openly promote interest-bearing loans, credit cards for care

Hospitals short on cash are more likely than their financially flush counterparts to offer patients interest-accruing loans or credit cards to pay for their care.

March 29, 2024
change healthcare cyberattack

This week in the Change Healthcare situation: A recap and update in 10 notable quotes

‘I have all kinds of nightmare scenarios playing out in my head, like how am I going to pay my bills?’

March 29, 2024
Money Eye

Medicaid still leads gov in payment errors but showing improvement

Medicaid’s $50 billion in improper payments was the highest total for a single programbut it was also the most improved government program, cutting about $30 billion from its 2022 improper payments total. 

March 28, 2024

Around the web

This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

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