Alex Kacik

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs and a company founded by the Purchaser Business Group on Health launched a supplemental drug discount health plan benefit for employers.

Pioneering providers say the programs save money and preserve access to care, but some patient safety groups and unions argue the technology and data are insufficient.

Hackensack is General Catalyst’s fifth health system partner. The venture capital firm plans to partner with up to 15 systems.

Intermountain CEO Dr. Marc Harrison will leave the not-for-profit health system to join the venture capital firm General Catalyst. 

As expanding behavioral health capacity rises to the top of many health system’s priorities, the risk of scaling up too quickly follows.

Employees' and patients' perceptions may hinder the systems' proposed $27 billion combination if communication is lacking, industry observers said.

Walmart is entering a new market: Florida. The retail giant will open two clinics in Jacksonville, two in Orlando and one in Tampa.

Providers want Medicare's hospital-at-home waiver to continue after the pandemic, but Congress needs to see more data.

There have been 25 SPAC-led transactions valued at $4.1 billion so far this quarter, down from 437 deals worth an estimated $129.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021.

More than 30% of telehealth visits resulted in a physical office visit, which has stoked demand for medical office space.

IBM has incrementally sold off parts of its Watson Health enterprise, illustrating the complexity of applying budding technology to the highly regulated healthcare industry.

The undisclosed all-cash equity transaction builds on Quest's 2018 acquisition of remote monitoring company MedXM, executives said.

The conglomerate plans to break up its healthcare, aviation and energy operations into separate companies.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding reimbursement for telehealth services that treat mental health issues.

Jefferson Health bought a 50% stake in the insurer from Temple University Health System for $305 million, giving the health system full control of the company.