Health Care

Athenahealth Loses Another CFO
Job Hunting

Athenahealth Loses Another CFO

The healthcare IT company begins a search for what will be its third finance chief in three years.
By Vincent Ryan | July 19, 2017
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Why Great Health Care Companies Aren’t Necessarily Great Stocks
Strategy

Why Great Health Care Companies Aren’t Necessarily Great Stocks

Performance metrics related to improvement or growth demonstrate the most positive relationships to shareholder return.
By Marwaan Karame, Joseph Theriault, and Gregory V. Milano | April 12, 2017
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In Health Care, Reinvestment Outshines Dividends, Buybacks, Debt
Strategy

In Health Care, Reinvestment Outshines Dividends, Buybacks, Debt

To drive shareholder returns in health care, CFOs should stress financial policies that build financial flexibility rather than leverage.
By Joseph Theriault, Marwaan Karame, and Gregory V. Milano | April 11, 2017
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TrumpCare Could Cause Cost Shift To Employers, Experts Warn
Risk & Compliance

TrumpCare Could Cause Cost Shift To Employers, Experts Warn

Millions of newly uninsured could cause a spike in costs for health-care providers, who likely would pass the costs on to private payers.
By David McCann | March 17, 2017
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‘TrumpCare’ to Increase Uninsured by 24 Million
Human Capital & Careers

‘TrumpCare’ to Increase Uninsured by 24 Million

A CBO report “makes clear that TrumpCare will cause serious harm to millions of American families," Sen. Charles Schumer says.
By Matthew Heller | March 14, 2017
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Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies
Tax

Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies

The days of a total tax exclusion for employer-sponsored insurance may be numbered.
By Rohit Kumar | March 1, 2017
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Court Blocks Another Healthcare Megamerger
Risk & Compliance

Court Blocks Another Healthcare Megamerger

The proposed Anthem-Cigna deal "is likely to have a substantial effect on competition in what is already a highly concentrated market," the judge says.
By Matthew Heller | February 9, 2017
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Cost-of-Employment Increases Wane
Human Capital & Careers

Cost-of-Employment Increases Wane

Employment costs rose 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2016, below the level of increases in the prior three quarters.
By Sean Allocca | January 31, 2017
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RAND Corp. Taps Nonprofit Veteran as Finance Chief
People

RAND Corp. Taps Nonprofit Veteran as Finance Chief

The think tank hires Michael Januzik, a CFO with an asset-management background.
By David Katz | January 17, 2017
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Obamacare Fuels Rapid Rise in Health Spending
Human Capital & Careers

Obamacare Fuels Rapid Rise in Health Spending

As the main provisions of the ACA were implemented, spending increased 5.3% and 5.8% in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
By Matthew Heller | December 5, 2016
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Trump’s Obamacare: What Employers Can Expect
Human Capital & Careers

Trump’s Obamacare: What Employers Can Expect

Post-election, Trump and his advisers have begun to rethink whether immediate outright repeal is possible or even advisable.
By Amy Gordon and Susan Nash | November 16, 2016
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Employers Warm to Telemedicine Benefits
Human Capital & Careers

Employers Warm to Telemedicine Benefits

A Mercer survey finds 59% of large U.S. firms cover a telemedicine program, compared with 30% in 2015.
By Matthew Heller | November 3, 2016
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Mylan Underpaid U.S. on Rebates for EpiPen
Risk & Compliance

Mylan Underpaid U.S. on Rebates for EpiPen

A federal official says the drugmaker misclassified EpiPen, possibly costing Medicaid millions of dollars in rebates.
By Matthew Heller | October 6, 2016
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GAO Finds Misuse of ACA Reinsurance Fees
Regulation

GAO Finds Misuse of ACA Reinsurance Fees

The watchdog says the Obama administration violated the ACA by allocating all the fees to insurers and none to the Treasury Department.
By Matthew Heller | October 3, 2016
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