Pharmacies scramble to serve sick customers as 'nation-state' blamed for ongoing cyberattack outage
Change Healthcare says a "cyber security issue" affecting operations at U.S. pharmacies nationwide is still ongoing Friday.
Pickleball injuries could cost up to $500 million this year, Wall Street analysts predict
As pickleball keeps sweeping the nation, the now-popular sport could rack up health care costs as high as $250 million to $500 million in 2023, according to statistics from investment bank UBS.
Medical-device makers gain amid return to normalcy
Many of the top large-cap device makers reported relatively rosy fourth-quarter earnings while issuing 2023 guidance that was above analyst expectations.
Mark Cuban-owned company launches pharmacy-benefit manager
A pair of new companies are being launched to tackle high drug costs, the latest sign of employer frustration with the middlemen, known as PBMs, whose job it is to keep down the spending.
Investors watch for rising costs in earnings this week
Third-quarter earnings season kicks off this week, with investors on the lookout for signs that rising costs will pose a problem for U.S. corporate profits this quarter and beyond.
Covid-19 charges at hospitals can vary by tens of thousands of dollars, a WSJ analysis finds
The cost of similar Covid-19 treatments can vary by tens of thousands of dollars a patient, even within the same hospital, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of pricing data that indicates pandemic care hasn’t escaped the complex economics of the U.S. health system.