Tag Archives: Healthcare

Bassett Healthcare Network, Optum partner to advance quality care, better patient experiences

Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images Hospital operator Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown, New York is collaborating with Optum on the former’s clinical and operational performance, in a partnership focused on quality, affordable healthcare for patients across central New York, the organizations announced this week. Optum will provide Bassett Healthcare Network with a range of services including… Read More »

The Cost of Healthcare Can Drive Medical Rationing and Crowd Out Other Household Spending

One in five people in the U.S. cannot afford to pay for quality health care — an especially acute challenge for Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a West Health-Gallup poll conducted in March 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. “The cost of healthcare and its potential ramifications continues to serve as a burdensome… Read More »

Congress just brought the country closer to universal health-care coverage – Washington Post

TUCKED INTO the covid-19 relief bill that President Biden signed Thursday was perhaps the most significant health-care reform policy to pass Congress since the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). It is a major down payment on Mr. Biden’s promise to build on that law, also known as Obamacare, and move the nation closer to universal… Read More »

Healthcare companies cashing in on financing vehicle boom – Modern Healthcare

Despite all its bad news, 2020 has been a good year for burgeoning healthcare companies that have capitalized on the meteoric rise of shell companies pouring billions of dollars into taking them public. This year’s market uncertainty, among other factors, has prompted an explosion in initial public offerings among so-called special purpose acquisition corporations, companies… Read More »