InterWell Health, a kidney care physician organization, has merged with Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health, the company announced Wednesday. The new company will operate under the InterWell Health name and expects to manage care for more than 270,000 kidney disease patients and to reach $11 billion in medical costs under management by 2025. The new entity was initially valued at $2.4 billion with roughly $6 billion in […]
The formation of a value-based kidney care powerhouse was completed Wednesday. Officially formed now is InterWell Health, which formed through a merger of InterWell, Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health. The deal was first announced in March. Together, the companies will become a $2.4 billion brand. The kidney care market has undoubtedly been booming of late. The need in the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol, KHN has learned. Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died from dehydration due to gastroenteritis — […]
Black and Hispanic people make up a disproportionately high number of monkeypox cases, according to a new analysis. The analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Black people make up 26 percent of monkeypox cases, compared to 12 percent of the population, while Hispanic people make up 28 percent of cases compared to 19 percent of the population. […]
As a parent, it’s only natural to worry about your child’s safety and well-being. With all the potential concerns around social media, you’re not alone in questioning whether your child is ready. Are they old enough? Are they mature enough? Can they handle it safely? How much screen time is too much? While every child is different, the American Academy […]
Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into a truck. All three were taken to a nearby hospital, and though Peggy was the least injured, her ambulance bill was almost three times her sister’s bill. CBS Mornings spotlighted this Bill of the Month and interviewed Dr. Elisabeth […]
The IPO window has been closed to most biotech companies this year, but Third Harmonic Bio is pushing it open with a drug from Novartis that might work better than the wide selection of inflammation medicines already available to patients. The biotech has early clinical data showing signs of efficacy. Now the company wants to tap the public markets […]
The healthcare industry has been struck by a spate of massive cyberattacks, as hackers increasingly target vendors. Ransomware attacks at revenue-cycle management vendor Practice Resources and accounts receivable management firm Professional Finance Company possibly exposed data on 942,138 patients and 1.9 million patients, respectively. A cyberattack at OneTouchPoint, a vendor that offers printing and mailing services, possibly compromised data on nearly […]
Fitting into Zero-Trust Architecture The areas of focus for the zero-trust model, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, include identity, devices, networks, applications and workloads, and data. Many healthcare IT teams are already using zero-trust principles. Even maturing one or two of these pillars within an organization can help strengthen its cybersecurity approach. When organizations have strong identity […]