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April 2024

Steward-Optum Deal Raises Concerns for Mass Health Policy Commission

TL/DR - The Massachusetts Policy Commission is evaluating the proposed sale of Steward Health Care's physician network, Stewardship Health, to UnitedHealth Group’s Optum. The potential sale, part of Steward Health Care's recovery plan amidst financial troubles, is complex and could impact many community hospitals and patients. The sale is subject…

Biden hikes up drilling fees on public lands

TL/DR - The US Interior Department has implemented a rule making drilling more costly on federally owned land. Included in these new rules from the Biden administration are increased rental fees for oil companies using public land, a raised proportion of profits from oil going to the government, and higher costs for drillers to abandon wells. The…