Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota and Fairview Health Services, also in Minneapolis, intend to ink a short-term partnership agreement this summer to better align both institutions' research and clinical care initiatives, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
The following were the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Feb. 6.
A study out Thursday tries to better understand the ACA's implementation and its effect on competition among health plans.
Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital received interest from three hospital operators to manage the facility, according to The North Bay Business Journal.
Desert Valley Hospital and Victor Valley College, both based in Victorville, Calif., are seeking approval to fund 64 students' tuition for the college's nursing program, reports the Daily Press.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group anticipates it will cover roughly 1 million fewer consumers through individual insurance plans this year due to its widespread ACA exchange withdrawal — resulting in a $4 billion loss in premium revenues, according to a filing with the…
The following payers made headlines this past week, beginning with the most recent.
New Orleans-based LCMC Health jointly purchased Fairway Medical Center, a surgical hospital located in Covington, La., according to The Times-Picayune.
University Hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth — all in Cleveland — are coming together to form the regional Northern Ohio Trauma System network, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.
The Massachusetts Public Health Council approved Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care's plan to merge two of its hospitals: Leominster, Mass.-based HealthAlliance Hospital and Clinton (Mass.) Hospital, according to Telegram & Gazette.