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Reimbursement
Physicians 'outraged' that spending bill fails to avert pay cut
Physicians 'outraged' that spending bill fails to avert pay cut
Revenue Cycle Management
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Strategic Planning
Advocate Health closing Illinois clinics inside of Walgreens
Advocate Health closing Illinois clinics inside of Walgreens
Capital Finance
HIMSS25: ROI as the ultimate measure of value
HIMSS25: ROI as the ultimate measure of value
Supply Chain
Hospitals face rising costs, supply chain disruptions as tariff uncertainty continues
Hospitals face rising costs as tariff uncertainty continues
Accounting & Financial Management
$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
$880B in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Billing and Collections
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Claims Processing
Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records
Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records
Workforce
Cedars-Sinai cancer director stepping down
Cedars-Sinai cancer director stepping down
Operations
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Medical Devices
Logistics robots bringing Samsung Medical Center into the future
Logistics robots bringing Samsung Medical into the future
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Compliance & Legal
Hospitals face deadline to opt out of BCBS settlement agreement
Hospitals face deadline to opt out of BCBS settlement agreement
Policy and Legislation
CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window
CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window
Community Benefit
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Accountable Care
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in alternative payment models
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in APMs
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Fewer clinicians entering primary care, data shows
Fewer clinicians entering primary care
Analytics
Kentucky making data on foster children interoperable
Kentucky making data on foster children interoperable
Business Intelligence
Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company
Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company
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
Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80 billion hit to providers
Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80B hit to providers
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs 
PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs 
Population Health
Teladoc partnering with Eli Lilly on self-pay GLP-1 access
Teladoc partnering with Eli Lilly on self-pay GLP-1 access
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Philips partners for maternal remote patient monitoring in Georgia
Philips partners for maternal remote patient monitoring in Georgia
Mergers & Acquisitions
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
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Congressional Budget Office

Nurse holding her head in her hand
Mar 12 | Jeff Lagasse
Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80 billion hit to providers
Hospitals would face the largest revenue losses and burden of uncompensated care increases, report finds.
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Capitol
Mar 11 | Susan Morse
$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
CBO gives projections to House committee amid Johnson's CR stop-gap measure to avoid a government shutdown.
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Hand pointing to an AI display
Jan 27 | Jeff Lagasse
Innovaccer embraces AI with Humbi AI acquisition
The goal is to accelerate healthcare's shift to value-based care, Innovaccer says.
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President Donald Trump being sworn in as president.
Jan 21 | Susan Morse
What Trump and the GOP have planned for healthcare
"Health systems have reason to worry," says consultant Michael Abrams of Numerof.
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Patient at hospital reception
Jan 16 | Jeff Lagasse
44 million people enrolled in ACA programs, KFF finds
Medicaid expansion and high marketplace enrollment are contributing to the numbers, KFF says.
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Clinicians exchanging pill packets
Jan 14 | Jeff Lagasse
Medicare Part D drug prices up nearly 100%
Overall, these top 25 drugs were responsible for nearly $50 billion in total Medicare Part D spending in 2022, AARP finds.
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Doctor wearing VR glasses examines 3-D model of spine
Dec 26, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Trends 2025: AI in healthcare progressing despite reimbursement hurdles
New AI startups are facing difficulty getting off the ground even as the industry leans hard into the technology.
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Couple examining medical bills
Dec 11, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says
Without an extension, the CBO estimates that the number of uninsured Americans would increase by 2.2 million in the first year.
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Foot on a scale
Oct 14, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Coverage for weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion by 2034
Total direct federal costs of covering AOMs would increase from $1.6 billion in 2026 to $7.1 billion in 2034, CBO finds.
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The Capitol building in Washington, D.C., at sunset
Sep 27, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
New legislation seeks to make ACA premium tax credits permanent
The initiative arrives as the temporary expansion of tax credits is set to expire after 2025.
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