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Reimbursement
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Revenue Cycle Management
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Strategic Planning
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
Capital Finance
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Supply Chain
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Feds shore up supply chain in wake of hurricanes
Accounting & Financial Management
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
Billing and Collections
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
Claims Processing
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Workforce
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Operations
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
Medical Devices
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2 million donation
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2M donation
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
Policy and Legislation
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry executive power in House bill
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry House bill
Community Benefit
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
Accountable Care
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate on primary care clinics
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate
Analytics
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Business Intelligence
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Medicare & Medicaid
Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured, survey finds
Survey: Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx fight back in lawsuit against FTC 
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx sue FTC 
Population Health
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
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Analytics

Doctors consulting computer screen
Nov 12 | Jeff Lagasse
MD Anderson launches new cancer research center
The focus will be on immunology and cell engineering, with the goal of creating new cancer and autoimmune disease treatments.
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Hands pouring pills out of a bottle
Nov 11 | Jeff Lagasse
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI platform to manage specialty drug spend
The approach includes real-time analytics and specialty spend management capabilities.
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Lady Justice holding her scales
Oct 28 | Jeff Lagasse
AMA files lawsuit alleging price-fixing by MultiPlan
According to the AMA, this has undercut fair payment for out-of-network healthcare services and eliminated market competition.
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Basketball players driving to the basket on an unknown court
Oct 17 | Jeff Lagasse
Cleveland Clinic partnering with Cavaliers on new training center
The complex is also the first vertical development in Bedrock Real Estate's $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Riverfront Master…
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Doctors viewing imaging on a screen
Oct 10 | Jeff Lagasse
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
The report stresses the importance of continued innovation and collaboration across the healthcare system to further adoption.
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Epic booth at a HIMSS annual conference
Oct 10 | Jeff Lagasse
Particle Health, Epic resolve dispute but antitrust lawsuit continues
to make corrective measures in a dispute centered on who is able to access patient data and for what reason.
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Mom holding her baby
Oct 08 | Jeff Lagasse
Medicaid insurers 'missing opportunities' to improve maternal care
The U.S. is experiencing a maternal health crisis, and has worse outcomes than in any other high-income country, according…
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Doctor and patient during an appointment
Oct 02 | Jeff Lagasse
Improving health equity could add $2.8 trillion to GDP by 2040
The potential return on investment from reducing these inequities could be enormous, a Deloitte analysis finds.
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A clinician concentrating on her computer screen
Sep 30 | Jeff Lagasse
Claims denials on the rise, complicating revenue collection, survey finds
Denial rates have steadily increased, with providers seeing rejection rates as high as 10% to 15%.
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Clinicians at a board table
Sep 26 | Jeff Lagasse
GAO urges action to prevent Medicaid fraud
GAO identified systemic issues that impair Medicaid's ability to root out fraudulent activities and offered recommendations.
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