California’s two largest nonprofit health systems are positioning themselves for major expansion and strategic growth this year, with newly appointed leaders focused on mergers, acquisitions and national partnerships. Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente named Jim Marcotte vice president of mergers and acquisitions and partnership development strategy implementation. Mr. Marcotte previously served as executive director of financial planning and analysis ...
California health care advocates, labor unions and progressive lawmakers are urging the governor and the Legislature to find new money to fund medical care and other social services for millions of low-income and disabled Californians. Their coalition, known as “Fight for Our Health,” demanded Wednesday on the Capitol steps that the Legislature and soon-to-be lame ...
President Donald Trump has hinted at “concepts of a plan” for healthcare for months as legislators debate the future of key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, and on Thursday the White House unveiled a more concrete version of its vision for health policy. Called “The Great Healthcare Plan,” Trump’s proposal would send the value ...
With the healthcare affordability and insurance premiums in particular in the headlines, a new report finds that while the employer-sponsored space is largely stable, declines continue among smaller firms. The Employee Benefit Research Institute released a report diving into the “shifting landscape” around employer-sponsored health insurance and found that just under half (49%) of employers offered health ...
Republicans finally have a health care plan. Conservatives who sought free-market solutions to America’s exorbitant medical bills in an era before President Donald Trump, and struggled to come up with a plan to replace Obamacare in his first term, would be surprised to see what’s in it. On Thursday, Trump unveiled a sweeping blueprint pressuring ...
The U.S. spent 7.2% more on healthcare in 2024 — not due to higher healthcare prices but instead greater use and more intensity of medical goods and services, especially in hospitals.