As tech companies downsize and tighten 2023 budgets, employers who once embraced shiny new perks to attract and retain talent are re-examining their perks offerings. In the aftermath, startups that have made employer benefits their bread-and-butter business model are also shifting gears to be less dependent on them. Search less. Close more. Increase your revenue …
Consumers and healthcare companies should be wary of a proposed mega merger between two major healthcare systems in Minnesota and South Dakota. Fairview Health Services of Minneapolis and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls announced plans to merge in November, citing, as always, efficiency and improved patient care. But experts who study the economics of health …
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The “open enrollment” window to purchase federally subsidized healthcare opened Nov. 1 and will run through Jan. 15. cheaper insurance — but I don’t know. “We’re concerned that if people had checked out this program in the past years, they (might not have qualified) and now they won’t be coming back to check again,” said …
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The virtual health revolution has spread over the past few years, notably fueled by generational change events such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, healthcare leaders, organizations and decision makers are seeing the value of virtual healthcare, both in terms of convenience and patient experience, and the cost savings that virtual health can …
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Venture capital (VC) firms are increasingly playing a role in all aspects of healthcare. This is a growing trend globally, as healthcare organizations are hungry for the resources, expertise, and capital that these venture capitalists can offer. Earlier this month, the University of California at Davis Health System announced a partnership with one of the …
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services officials have blacklisted six nonprofits from a federal child nutrition program that paid them for meal distribution. The largest recent applicant for Missouri’s summer food service program, Connie Bobo’s New Heights Community Resource Center, received more than $20.6 million in federal reimbursement for pandemic meal …
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JP Morgan is a fundamental financial institution, with investments and interests in all sectors around the world. When it comes to healthcare, the company made headlines just a few years ago for its innovative partnership with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway in launching Haven, a joint venture aimed at optimizing healthcare costs. and patient care experience. …
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