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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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Budgeting

Clinicians walking down hospital corridor
Nov 14 | Jeff Lagasse
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Kaufman Hall's latest flash report shows labor expenses account for about 84% of medical groups' total expenses.
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A CVS Pharmacy storefront
Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Aetna underperforms, plans recovery as CVS Health logs $95.4B in revenue
CEO David Joyner put much of the onus on the poor performance on elevated utilization coming out of the pandemic.
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Clinicians talking in a hospital
Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse
AHA criticizes 2.9% increase in CMS' OPPS final rule
The AHA says the final rule only worsens the problem of "sustained and substantial underpayment" of hospitals.
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Doctor on a telehealth call
Nov 01 | Jeff Lagasse
Teladoc posts $640.5 million in revenue, stresses virtual care improvement
The company says there's opportunity to enhance its value proposition in the realm of virtual care.
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Clinicians talking in a hospital
Oct 30 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospital margins climb to 5.1% in September
However, health systems didn't fare as well, seeing operating margins drop for a third consecutive month in September.
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Hand pointing to numbers on a graph
Oct 30 | Jeff Lagasse
Humana increases revenue to $29.4 billion in Q3
The revenue is a year-over-year increase from Q3 2023, during which the insurer's revenue capped at about $25.4 billion.
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Executives shaking hands
Oct 18 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare executive pay rises 4.6%
Executives at the system level saw greater gains as compared to subsidiary hospital executives, survey shows.
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Couple looking at medical bills
Oct 09 | Jeff Lagasse
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
The group says its action aims to protect consumers from predatory practices that can lead to inflated healthcare costs.
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Executives talking in a board room
Oct 03 | Jeff Lagasse
Employers look to dodge cost-shifting in midst of rising expenses
More than half of employers plan to implement programs that will reduce total costs, a WTW survey finds.
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Clinicians walking down hospital corridor
Oct 02 | Jeff Lagasse
Health system operating margins declined in August
It's the second consecutive month in which operating margins tightened, Strata's data shows.
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