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STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum

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But other major parts of the health care industry — hospitals, doctors, and other providers — have refrained from either lending support or criticizing the government’s process. The American Hospital Association, the industry’s main lobbying group, told STAT it is “not commenting on this issue right now.

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STAT+: Complications spiked 25% in hospitals bought by private equity

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Hospitals acquired by private equity saw a 25% uptick in adverse events compared with controls, according to a new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. There’s ample evidence that private equity buyouts in health care drive up costs. A new study shows quality declines, too.

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Opinion: Private equity: health care’s vampire

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Private equity firms are sucking the resources out of America’s hospitals and nursing homes, and feeding on doctors to generate profits. Read the rest…

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Treating Rural America: The new country doctors

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Doctors are trained to treat all sorts of patients — whether they’re at the clinic, the hospital or a nursing home — and respond to the unique needs of rural patients. Like Oyesiku, many graduates end up staying in the South. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers ramped up use of technology to deny claims, Senate investigation shows

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UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health targeted denials among older adults who were requesting care in nursing homes, inpatient rehab hospitals, and long-term hospitals.

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STAT+: FTC to probe the role of middlemen in worsening drug shortage crisis

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The Federal Trade Commission is launching a probe into the extent to which group purchasing organizations and wholesalers may contribute to ongoing shortages of key medicines at hospitals and other facilities across the country. Three group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, buy drugs on behalf of most hospitals in the U.S.,

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STAT+: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care

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Before the allegations of neglect, before the lawsuits, before the government investigations, the health care nonprofit InnovAge had a simple mission: Help the sickest and poorest seniors live comfortably in their communities, beyond the confines of nursing homes and hospitals. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…