Modern Healthcare Staff Crain's Chicago Business [email protected] Crain's Chicago Business team See All Staff Page Recent Stories Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health raises $140M for expansion The Medicare Advantage insurer co-founded by Dr. Eric Whitaker will try to find patients in underserved parts of other markets. CVS' Oak Street Health pays $60M to settle kickback allegations The Justice Department claims Oak Street’s patient recruitment program prioritized financial gains over seniors’ best interests. Walgreens to pay $107M fine for prescription billing fraud claims Walgreens allegedly submitted false claims for payment to federal healthcare programs for prescriptions it processed but were never picked up by patients. Kaiser Permanente grant boosts Black health leadership alliance The Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, whose partners include Advocate and CommonSpirit, got a boost in developing its playbook from Kaiser Permanente. UChicago Medicine consolidates cybersecurity after data breach In January, personal health information of about 10,300 people may have been exposed in a widespread breach of UChicago Medicine employee emails. HCSC offering large employers health plan with no deductible HCSC is offering large employers an insurance plan that incentivizes using providers with "the highest-quality, cost-effective health outcomes." Med device design firm Ontogen Medtech to expand in Illinois Ontogen Medtech said the moves are part of a broader strategy to offer services from design work to scalable production, to clients in health tech. Walgreens execs hid poor pharmacy numbers: shareholder lawsuit A lawsuit alleges Walgreens executives concealed the pharmacy division's weaknesses and inability to break a cycle of poor performance. Chartis CEO on what's next after Blackstone buyout Chartis CEO Ken Graboys lays out a plan for the future of his company and of healthcare in America. UI Health nurses go on strike near DNC Hundreds of registered nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System are protesting against understaffing and stagnating pay. Allstate selling health benefits business for $2B The Northbrook-based insurance giant said the sale was the first step in its strategic plan to offload its health and benefits holdings. Tempus AI touts strong growth in first quarter as public company Founder and CEO Eric Lefkofsky said strong second-quarter financials came out with "everything the way you want to see it." Ozempic, other GLP-1 costs weighing on employers In the latest Gallagher survey, many executives say they're adding extra steps for access to specialty drugs like GLP-1s. Duly Health & Care names new CFO after signs of financial strain Chase Hammon joins a rotating cast of top executives at Illinois’ largest independent physicians group and is tasked with scaling the business following several cutbacks. Lurie Children's lays off workers amid budget shortfalls The workforce reduction comes as the Chicago hospital seeks to improve operating efficiency after reporting an $85 million shortfall this year. Load More Sponsored Content
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