Last week, the DC-based Business Group on Health released its latest survey of Big Business’ views about U.S. healthcare: they’re worried about rising costs (as usual) and see a need…
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a scathing 20-page report last Monday criticizing hospital Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) agreements and urging state lawmakers to suspend their use. “The FTC routinely…
Last week, a federal judge in Alabama approved a final settlement of $2.67 billion with Blue Cross Blue Shield companies in a 2012 lawsuit over alleged anticompetitive behavior that negatively…
The Labor Department reported Friday that the U.S. added 528,000 jobs in July including 69,600 in healthcare. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, June job openings were down to 10.7…
Last week, reports from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce confirmed what many suspected: the U.S. economy is in a down cycle and recovery is unlikely before mid-2023 at…
