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Community Health Systems stock garners investor interest
Franklin, Tenn.-based hospital giant Community Health Systems (CHS) Inc. is a high-conviction stock at Snow Capital Management L.P., according to Nathan Snyder, chief operating officer of the... Read more...
Insurer M&A activity likely to grow this year
Once health reform is dealt a final "yeah" or "nay", merger-and-acquisition activity among the nation's health insurers is likely to pick up steam. That means deal making should be "a little more... Read more...
Hospital stocks endure Wall Street smack down
The growing likelihood that health reform will not be realized has hurt publicly traded hospitals, reports the Wall Street Journal. While many insurers have seen their stock prices jump since a... Read more...
On the verge of historic reform, CMS still has no chief
Passing a bipartisan health reform package is only the first hurdle. Implementing it will be a herculean leap, especially since CMS is still without an administrator. When appointed, the new CMS... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Will reform lower health costs even without public option?
Cornell University economist Robert H. Frank, in a New York Times editorial, argues that even without a public option, any of the current healthcare reform bills will eliminate the underlying... Read more...
More light at the end of the tunnel
As readers know well, the past couple of years have been very rough for providers, who've arguably been hit harder than many U.S. industries by the near-collapse of the economy. But I'm here today to... Read more...
Humana slammed after posting 65 percent increase in third quarter profits
Health plans have taken on the chin during the reform efforts, targeted as the bad guys of the healthcare system by members of Congress and even President Obama. Not only that, efforts by trade group... Read more...
Senator challenges health plan claims on medical spending
Ask your typical national health plan, and they'll tell you that they spend somewhere in the range of 87 cents per premium dollar on medical payments. Of course, they call that the "medical-loss... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Dems' reform bill pegged at $871
So, House Democratic leaders have a health reform bill in hand this week, and it looks like the cost would be ab out $871 billion. The measure would include a public option plan paying at rates tied... Read more...
Health insurers stand firm on reform critique, predicting high premiums
A few weeks ago, trade group America's Health Insurance Plans released a study suggesting that provisions in the Senate Finance Committee health reform proposal would have the effect of significantly... Read more...
