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Health Care Redesign

Mergers between health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers could be bad for your health

(By Barak Richman and Kevin Schulman for STAT) Pharmacy benefit managers, which long ran under the public radar, now have

(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare dealmaking involves more players with different goals and new business models than

Several physicians groups are encouraging CMS to move forward with its proposal to allow direct provider contracting (DPC) between payers

(By Patricia Kime for Kaiser Health News) Ralph Stepney’s home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming

(By Thad Kresho for STAT) More than 200 health care deals representing $72.6 billion were announced in the first quarter

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart selected Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital, which specializes in orthopedic care, as

(By Michael D. Becker for NPR) In his first year as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS seeks to combine various Medicare quality improvement programs under a single contract

According to a new report by the Brookings Institute, the Medicare Advantage (MA) bidding process requires more competition to increase