About hospitals and healthcare systems
4 hospital expansions worth $1B or more FYI. Costly expansions are still occurring
About pharma
India’s copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs It was only a matter of time…
And in a related story: In win for compounders, FDA will review its decision to put Eli Lilly's tirzepatide on shortage list
About healthcare IT
Average ransom payments rise for healthcare: 6 notes “In 2024, the percentage of healthcare organizations paying ransomware demands decreased to 36%, down from 40% in 2023. However, those that did comply faced steeper costs, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.”
For example: “The average ransom rose by 10% to $1,099,200, compared to $995,450 in 2023.”
About healthcare personnel
The rising cost of physician subsidies in 10 numbers “The median physician subsidy increased in the second quarter while the gap between primary care and surgical specialists widened, according to data from Kaufman Hall's Physician Flash Report.”
Fort examples:
—”The median loss per full time provider, including advanced practitioners, hit $232,145 in the second quarter, up from $225,072 over the same period last year.
—Average loss per full time provider for primary care practitioners hit $150,000 while loss per surgical specialist provider hit $294,000.”