Tag: Healthcare

WTW: Five Actionable Health Care Strategies that Create a Competitive Edge

As 2019 takes hold, companies unsatisfied with their health care spend can look to five effective strategies embraced by 2018’s best-performing companies to keep their employees healthy and costs low. The best performers eclipse others when it comes to using best-in-class, cost-effective health care benefit strategies. These companies boast a $3,548 per employee per year… Continue reading WTW: Five Actionable Health Care Strategies that Create a Competitive Edge

Aurora Health Care Agrees to Pay $12M to Settle Kickback Allegations

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Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care Inc. will pay $12 million to settle allegations that it violated federal kickback and false claims laws. According to the Justice Department, Aurora—which is part of Advocate Aurora Inc. and operates in Wisconsin, Illinois and the upper peninsula of Michigan—allegedly entered into compensation arrangements between 2008 and 2012 with two doctors… Continue reading Aurora Health Care Agrees to Pay $12M to Settle Kickback Allegations

CVS-Aetna Merger Gets NY Approval, To Be Finalized This Week

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The megamerger of CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. got the go-ahead Monday from New York state officials, clearing its last hurdle in a $69 billion deal that is expected to be finalized on Wednesday. The approval of New York’s Department of Financial Services comes with a boatload of conditions, including enhanced consumer and health… Continue reading CVS-Aetna Merger Gets NY Approval, To Be Finalized This Week