CEO of Hershey Medical Center leaving to take job with Aetna
Just two weeks after he announced plans to join Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth to create one giant health system, the CEO of Hershey announced he …
Beaumont, Botsford and Oakwood Agree To Merge Into One Health System
The boards of Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare have unanimously approved an agreement to combine their operations into a new $4 billion health care organization. Under …
HME News: VGM, The van Halem Group merge
The VGM Group and The van Halem Group have merged, allowing the member services organization to offer “an array of mission-critical professional services” related to audits. “They are the recognized …
Blue Cross fined $250K for pre-merger ‘market conduct’ violations
State Auditor Monica Lindeen announced Thursday that her office levied a $250,000 fine on the “old” pre-merger Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, for market-conduct violations from 2006-2010. Lindeen’s …
AMEPA merges with AAHomecare
AMEPA will merge with AAHomecare on Aug. 1, adding 150 members to the association’s rolls for a total of about 850. Rob Brant, president of AMEPA, will become director of …
HillCo Health and Accelus Health Partners Form ADVI
Advisory services firms HillCo HEALTH and Accelus Health Partners have merged. The new entity is called ADVI. HillCo HEALTH and Accelus Health Partners, Washington, DC and Menlo Park, CA advisory …
Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield Merger Approved
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has approved the sale of the state’s largest health insurance company. Fox announced on Tuesday, that based on public comment he believes the merger between …
Petition Protesting UPMC Hospital Merger Delivered to Board
A delegation organized by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania presented a petition with more than 2,000 signatures Thursday to Altoona Regional Health System, asking the hospital’s board to reconsider its pending acquisition …