7 years after Mission deal, HCA disputes state’s authority to enforce purchase agreement
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Duke Health, CaroMont join forces in bid for two Charlotte hospitals
Key Takeaways: By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina hospitals jockey for position in an increasingly competitive health care market, Duke Health is hoping to make another big move into Charlotte. The Durham-based health system announced Wednesday that it’s teaming up with Gastonia-based CaroMont Health to seek state approval to build two new hospitals in Mecklenburg…
NC treasurer: Atrium affordability program could bankrupt state employees’ health plan
Key Takeaways: By Michelle Crouch UPDATE: On Tuesday, Oct. 13, a judge ruled against state officials who had asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to block Atrium Health’s new affordability program for state employees enrolled in the State Health Plan. In a statement, Atrium applauded the ruling: “The NC State Health Plan’s financial…
Antitrust lawsuit against Mission, HCA hits roadblock
By Ted Clifford Asheville Watchdog Three years ago, nationally renowned litigators brought a class action lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its parent company HCA Healthcare. It claims that HCA was using the regional monopoly Mission built up as a nonprofit to force insurers into anticompetitive contracts leading to higher healthcare costs and worse services for…
Youth psychiatric hospital opens in Hendersonville to fill regional gap in teen mental health care
By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: Cool blues and soothing greens cover the walls at the new inpatient Pardee Adolescent Behavioral Health Center at UNC Health Pardee’s Hospital in Hendersonville. And for teens in Henderson and surrounding counties, those walls will enclose a safe space for kids experiencing mental health challenges. While recent data shows that…
What’s next for the Atrium-WakeMed deal?
By Anne Blythe and Michelle Crouch Key Takeaways: The proposed combination of Atrium Health and WakeMed Health & Hospitals cleared a major hurdle Monday when Wake County commissioners gave it the go-ahead, but it’s not yet a done deal. The partnership still faces review by federal regulators and the state attorney general’s office. In addition,…
Wake commissioners clear the way for Atrium-WakeMed combo at contentious meeting
By Anne Blythe, Michelle Crouch and Rose Hoban Key Takeaways: With key legal details of a “strategic combination” between WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Atrium Health yet to be finalized, the Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to move forward with one of the biggest and most contentious health care changes the county…
