Aetna sues drugmakers for widespread price-fixing and collusion
Aetna is taking legal action against Pfizer, Novartis, Teva Pharmaceuticals and others, saying the list of drugmakers conspired to overcharge...
Aetna’s network contract with Providence expires
Providence is no longer in-network for Oregonians enrolled in Aetna plans amid lengthy contract negotiations between the two. The contract...
Rising expenses will pressure hospital finances
Hospitals and health systems, by and large, are going into 2025 on better footing than a year ago, as financial...
Maven Clinic achieves NCQA’s health equity accreditation
Maven Clinic, a global virtual clinic for women’s and family health, announced last week it had earned NCQA’s health equity...
HHS releases cost savings for 64 prescription drugs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday that 64 Part B drugs will have a reduced price for...
Epic files to dismiss Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit
Epic Systems is asking a district court to throw out Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit, arguing that the startup failed to...
Commure acquires patient navigation platform Memora Health
AI and software company Commure has acquired Memora Health, a digital care navigation platform launched out of the Harvard Innovation...
Healthcare executives take a favorable outlook on 2025
Despite significant headwinds coming to bear over the past several years, healthcare executives are expecting a favorable 2025, according to...
Editor’s Corner—A look back at the top 15 stories of 2024
Medicare Advantage, UnitedHealth Group, physician pay and reimbursement and layoffs were top of mind for Fierce Healthcare readers in 2024....
Ascension ransomware attack hits 5.6M patients
St. Louis-based hospital system Ascension revealed Friday that the ransomware attack it experienced in May exposed the personal information of...
