Chris Dunn, who is with Epstein Becker Green’s Healthcare Construction Group in Nashville, Tennessee, counsels healthcare owners and developers on all aspects of construction projects. He recently led a conference to discuss how executives can navigate the complex regulations.  In this Q&A, Dunn shares his thoughts on managing projects during a time of staffing shortages, […]

Bright Health Group has secured $60 million in credit capacity, with the financing expected to support the working capital needs of the company until the closing of its California Medicare Advantage business to Molina Healthcare.

After a rough financial year in 2022, Kaiser Permanente got off to a strong start to begin the year and has continued to rebound, finishing the second quarter of 2023 with $25.2 billion in operating revenues, vs. $24.4 billion in expenses. Revenues went up year-over-year (from $23.5 billion in Q2 2022) and expenses went down […]

One area of investment is in the country’s digital health infrastructure to support hospitals and primary care centers, says Dr. Cátia Pinto of Shared Services for Ministry of Health.

Health Care Service Corporation is launching a new program tasked with improving maternal and infant healthcare by partnering with community organizations.

Major insurer Cigna outperformed industry expectations in the second quarter, riding sustained growth at subsidiary Evernorth and raking in $48.6 billion in revenues, with shareholders’ net income hitting $1.5 billion, or $4.92 per share.

Dr. Patrick Conway is the new chief executive officer of Optum Rx. Conway joined Optum in February 2020 and previously served as the CEO of Care Solutions, according to UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Rx. UnitedHealth Group made no official announcement on Conway’s new role, but said on its website that Conway became Optum […]

A cyberattack targeted facilities operated across several states by Prospect Medical Holdings, disrupting computer systems and forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted.

The Coalition for Health AI is a public-private community effort for best practices, enlisting government observers, says Dr. Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE.

In June, Dr. Maria Ansari became the first woman to assume the role of CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group, the largest physician-led medical group in the nation. She was also named president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group.