Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Accretive health

  • Accretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire for allegedly hounding hospital patients over unpaid bills, has hired former President George W. Bushs top health official as part of a campaign to restore its battered reputation.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Embattled hospital consulting company Accretive Health Inc. denied that it had ever delayed treatment or turned away patients from a group of Minnesota hospitals based on their ability or willingness to pay medical bills.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Shares of Accretive Health Inc. plunged Wednesday, after the Minnesota attorney general reported that the Chicago company advised a Minnesota hospital to use high-pressure tactics to collect money from some patients before administering care.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • Elsewhere, shares of Accretive Health Inc. (NYSE:AH)  continued on the road to recovery in the wake of charges leveled by Minnesota officials. Shares were up more than 4% to $11.89.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • May 14 (Reuters) - Shares of Accretive Health Inc rose as much as 8 percent on Monday, after the company denied Minnesota Attorney Generals allegation that it violated patient privacy and debt collection laws.
  • (Reuters)
  • The embattled Chicago firm that was the subject last month of a scathing report by Minnesotas attorney general has issued its own report designed to set the record straight, the company said Friday, May 11. The 29-page report was released by Sen.
  • (Pioneer Press)
  • Law360, New York (May 15, 2012, 5:52 PM ET) -- Accretive Health Inc.
  • (site.law360.com)
  • For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Accretive Health beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased significantly and GAAP earnings per share grew.
  • (Motley Fool)

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