Becker’s Hospital Review Kelly Gooch President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to lower healthcare costs by improving price transparency. Seven things to know: 1. The order, signed June 24 at the White House, directs HHS to develop rules requiring hospitals to publish prices “that reflect what people actually pay for services in a […]
Month: June 2019
FTC approves UnitedHealth-DaVita deal with conditions
June 19, 2019 05:12 PM TARA BANNOW UnitedHealth Group announced Wednesday it has closed on its $4.3 billion purchase of DaVita Medical Group after the parties reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that resolves the federal government’s concerns about harm to competition in Nevada. Under the FTC settlement, UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell DaVita Medical […]
FTC Imposes Conditions on UnitedHealth Group’s Proposed Acquisition of DaVita Medical Group
Companies will divest assets to preserve competition in the Las Vegas area of Nevada June 19, 2019 Healthcare provider and insurer UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and healthcare provider DaVita, Inc. have agreed to a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita’s DaVita Medical Group will harm competition in healthcare […]
Judge signals broad CVS-Aetna antitrust concerns
June 04, 2019 SUSANNAH LUTHI A federal judge who has refused for months to sign off on the $69 billion CVS-Aetna merger reiterated on Tuesday that he wants to look at any potential harm that the deal might cause for the public. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., kicked off a three-day hearing as he considers […]
Supreme Court rejects HHS’ Medicare DSH changes
June 03, 2019 11:08 AM SUSANNAH LUTHI The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that HHS improperly changed its Medicare disproportionate-share hospital payments when it made billions of dollars in cuts. In a 7-1 decision, the justices said HHS needed a notice-and-comment period for the Medicare DSH calculation change. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the decision that HHS’ […]