Health Care Rounds

In this week’s Our Take, we’re covering the antitrust trial for Sutter Health, and implications for future health system mergers. To sign up for the weekly email brief, click here.Other briefs include:Lafayette General Health to merge with Ochsner Health System.CMS finalized a rule for implementing Medicaid DSH payment cuts.Connecticut is working to create the state’s first network of Centers of Excellence.Amazon is piloting a virtual health clinic called Amazon Care.RWJBarnabas Health and St. Luke’s University Health Network signed a three-year clinical affiliation agreement.CVS is launching a new pharmacy solution designed to give patients quicker access to specialty drugs.About Darwin Research GroupDarwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device compa