Morning Headlines 9/3/18
Los Angeles billionaire’s hospital system declares bankruptcy
Verity Health (CA) files for Chapter 11 in an effort to survive the health IT missteps of Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD who acquired the health system in July 2017 with promises of achieving the Triple Aim using Allscripts technology, which he seemed to favor as a company investor.
HCA Healthcare to buy North Carolina’s Mission Health for $1.5 billion
HCA Healthcare buys Mission Health for $1.5 billion and pledges to invest $25 million in an innovation fund for the North Carolina-based system.
You’ll Never Guess Which Company is Reinventing Health Benefits
Comcast invests in companies like Accolade and Grand Rounds to help keep employee deductibles surprisingly low.
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