Posts by Blake Madden
More Hot Takes on Physician Owned Hospitals
I’m happy to present the first Hospitalogy guest post from Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, who recently began writing his newsletter Dem Dry Bones which pontificates on healthcare and health tech from a physician perspective.
I’ve also added in some interesting subscriber perspectives on the physician-owned hospital debate at the end of this post.
Read MoreUnityPoint-Presbyterian Merger, North Carolina Healthcare Reform, and Walmart Health Expansion Plans
This week’s Hospitalogy roundup includes North Carolina’s historic healthcare reform, mergers between UnityPoint and Presbyterian, and Walmart
Read MorePhysician-Owned Hospitals: Good or Bad?
There’s been discussion around physician-owned hospitals (POHs) after Senator James Lankford reintroduced a bill – the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (PAHQHCA – unreal) – that would repeal the ban on POHs. So I figured, why not dive into the two sides of the debate today?
Read MoreHumana’s Irish Exit from the Commercial Markets
Good morning, If you’re in the Austin area for SXSW, join us at our event on 3/12! Space at the event is limited, so please go ahead and register for the waitlist here. We’ll review registrations on a rolling basis as we figure out venue capacity and prioritize folks in healthcare! Join 18,000+ executives and investors…
Read MoreRevisiting the LHC Group and Optum $6 Billion Deal
In April 2022, a few weeks before launching Hospitalogy, I had the privilege of guest posting on The Health Care Blog (big thanks to Matthew Holt & co). The essay was one of my first deep dives and broke down the announced Optum acquisition of LHC Group for $5.4B, or around $6.4B including debt.
Today I’m re-upping that essay and revisiting what has changed since the announcement. This updated essay will touch on similar issues but provides updates in light of recent vertical integration development, challenges facing the home health industry.
Read MoreA Hospital Valentines’ Day Breakup
CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth, two of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., decided to end their joint operating agreement (JOA) Centura Health – on Valentine’s day, no less! The two will unwind Centura Health’s 20 hospital footprint, with 5 hospitals sitting with Advent and the remaining 15 under CommonSpirit (legacy Catholic Health Initiatives) operation.
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