by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2022 | M&A
Investment firm Francisco Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire software provider bswift from CVS Health. Since its founding in 1996, bswift has helped partners and employers streamline administration, handle employee benefits, decrease administrative...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2022 | M&A
UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it officially completed its roughly $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc. The announcement comes two weeks after a federal judge rejected the Department of Justice’s challenge that the merger violated antitrust laws....
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Health IT
D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study found that most telehealth consumers prefer virtual care over in-person visits for several forms of routine care. The fourth annual survey captured responses from more than 4,300 consumers who used telehealth services...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report indicating that more than 1,200 prescription drugs rose in price faster than the rate of inflation between July 2021 and July 2022. The report specifically found that during that time...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | M&A
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) has accumulated too much power in some markets via acquisitions. USAP was founded in 2012 by the private-equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and currently has 4,500...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 3, 2022 | Mental Health
Several states are considering making changes to school absentee rules to support students’ mental health needs. A dozen states – including Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Maine, and Connecticut – already...
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