The News: Warren Buffett says his joint venture with Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon is going for something bigger than shaving a few percentage points off healthcare costs. The big… Read more »
The News: An alliance of US states joined ranks on Friday (October 13, 2017) to sue to block President Donald Trump’s move to dump a key component of Obamacare–subsidies to… Read more »
US healthcare stocks posted sharp gains last week, with pharma, hospitals and insurers climbing after Senate Republicans released a draft bill to scrap Obamacare, while a recent explosion in biotech… Read more »
President-elect Donald Trump outlined some facets of his healthcare program Thursday (November 10, 2016), largely following ideas he laid out during his campaign, from a repeal of Obamacare, his predecessor’s signature health… Read more »
Pharmaceutical stocks and bonds were among the day’s biggest winners Wednesday (November 9, 2016) as the sweeping Republican victory in US elections eased concern that price controls might be imposed… Read more »
The board of directors of Community Health Systems (Franklin TN) (CHS) has adopted a “poison pill” defense to make it harder for shareholders to accumulate a controlling interest in the… Read more »
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas TX) and two of its Atlanta subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $513 million to resolve criminal and civil claims accusing the chain of paying… Read more »
Community Health Systems Inc. (Franklin TN), the troubled hospital operator, is exploring a possible sale of its business, Bloomberg News reported, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.” The company… Read more »
In a historic vote Thursday, Britain has decided to leave the European Union. And, swallowing hard, financial markets around the world are not taking the news very well. Stateside, the Dow… Read more »
Hospital and insurer stocks slumped last week after a federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled that some of the funding for President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law is unconstitutional, potentially… Read more »
