Health Management Associates' newly elected board of directors has retained new financial and legal advisers to evaluate the $3.9 billion takeover offer from Community Health Systems. And a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that HMA previously engaged in merger talks... FULL STORY »
Envision Healthcare Holdings has emerged from the quiet period following last month's initial public offering, and analysts initiating coverage on the Greenwood, Colo.-based company have a lot to say—all of it good. FULL STORY »
Natchez (Miss.) Regional Medical Center will seek a "stalking horse" bid in which a potential buyer makes an initial offer to set the floor for an auction. FULL STORY »
The UPMC health system is expressing confidence that it won't be seriously wounded in the battle to hold onto patients in the aftermath of the Highmark-West Penn Allegheny merger. FULL STORY »
By Jessica Zigmond | September 20, 2013
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All eyes now shift to the U.S. Senate after the House of Representatives on Friday approved a short-term spending bill that would keep the government operating after Sept. 30 and also includes an amendment to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. FULL STORY »
The Cleveland Clinic and Community Health Systems are looking to expand the reach of their joint alliance into Michigan—with a deal that would offer each system its first foothold in the state. FULL STORY »
Health spending in the U.S. continued to rise at a historically low rate last year and will remain weak this year as the economy continues to drag, blockbuster drugs go off patent and households are responsible for a growing share of medical bills, federal projections show. FULL STORY »
Medical prices are rising at their slowest pace in a half century, a shift that could provide relief to government and businesses' budgets while consumers are left with a larger share of the bill. FULL STORY »
Health Management Associates has installed an interim CFO after current Executive Vice President and CFO Kelly Curry agreed to step down late last week. FULL STORY »
Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, announced that Rulon Stacey will succeed Mark Eustis, who retired at the system's president and CEO more than a year ago as Fairview faced inquiries into its billing and collection practices. FULL STORY »
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