Mayors of cities in Rankin County, Miss., have expressed concern the spat between Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi could lead to hospital closings and leave residents without jobs, according to a report…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has added a fifth member hospital to Novant Health Shared Services: Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, Ga.
Other health insurers would be happy to step in if Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi decides to end its contracts permanently with 10 of Health Management Associates' hospitals, the Mississippi Association of Health Plans has told the Mississippi…
A wave of mergers between Catholic healthcare organizations and secular community hospitals has raised concerns among liberal-minded Washington state residents, according to a ProPublica report.
United Healthcare plans to drop 300 physicians from its AARP/Medicare Complete plan in southwest Florida for 2014, according to a News-Press report.
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Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has rejected an offer from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi to reinstate its contracts with four of its 10 Mississippi hospitals, according to a report from The Clarion-Ledger.
OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Ill., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kewanee (Ill.) Hospital.
After months of review, the Massachusetts Public Health Council has signed off on the pending transaction between Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and Jordan Health Systems, parent company of Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass.
Lafayette (La.) General Health and Bunkie (La.) General Hospital have formed a clinical affiliation to expand patient services.
TeamHealth, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based provider of physician staffing services, has acquired the operations of Marshall Physician Services, operating as MESA Medical Group, based in Lexington, Ky.