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STAT Plus: Ascension, Tufts fall short of financial targets in borrowing agreements

Prominent health systems like Ascension and Tufts Medicine are falling short of financial targets set out in borrowing agreements.

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STAT Plus: Ascension, Tufts fall short of financial targets in borrowing agreements

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STAT Plus: Backed by a longtime mental health leader, a new startup aims to build support for serious mental illness

Psychedelic therapy is moving to the next frontier: workplace perk

Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected

STAT Plus: UPMC, Advocate Aurora, Duke fighting lawsuits over use of Meta’s tracking tool

STAT Plus: Unexpected troubles hit large medical billing firm R1 RCM, part-owned by Ascension

STAT Plus: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care

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STAT Plus: U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth plots further growth in its profitable provider division

STAT Plus: Second U.S. oncology provider plans to go public

STAT Plus: Medicare Advantage quality ratings plunge as government resets to pre-pandemic standards

STAT Plus: Envision Healthcare teeters on the brink of bankruptcy

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth bid for Change Healthcare may proceed, judge rules

STAT Plus: Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth

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