EPISODE · Apr 5, 2024 · 16 MIN
What To Make Of The Steward-Optum Deal
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Send us Fan MailSteward Health Care is floundering, and its hospitals are in danger of closing. Now Optum has emerged as a buyer for Steward’s physician network, offering a financial lifeline but stirring up concerns by politicians and regulators.Why is Optum buying physician practices? And is that good or bad news for the healthcare system? TOPICS(2:49) Steward Health Care's troubles and political concerns(3:36) The Antitrust Act and the healthcare market(6:32) Concerns about the for-profit and non-profit hospitals(7:35) Redistributing hospital spending(9:29) Should what happened with the Covid 19 pandemic make the case to keep more hospitals open?(12:01) Impact of Optum's purchase of Atrius on healthcare services in Massachusetts(13:55) Will Optum move towards value-based care?🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Senior Advisor, Walgreens Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterShop official CareTalk merchFOLLOW CARETALKSpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsFollow us on LinkedIn#healthcare #healthcarepolicy #healthcarebusiness #healthcaretechnology #healthinsurance #stewardhealthcare #optum Support the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.
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Send us Fan Mail Steward Health Care is floundering, and its hospitals are in danger of closing. Now Optum has emerged as a buyer for Steward’s physician network, offering a financial lifeline but stirring up concerns by politicians and regulators. Why is Optum buying physician practices? And is that good or bad news for the healthcare system? TOPICS (2:49) Steward Health Care's troubles and political concerns (3:36) The Antitrust Act and the healthcare market (6:32) Concerns a...
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