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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
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
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
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI platform to manage specialty drug spend
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI to manage specialty drug spend
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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Jan 18, 2018 | Bernie Monegain
VA, 4 health systems to form generic drug company
Advisors to the ambitious plan include former CMS head Don Berwick, MD, and Harvard professor Clayton Christensen, among others.
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Mar 23, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Value-based care, patient engagement, local attention and digital technology are fixes for healthcare industry, report says
Vital Directions report offers broad template for change for…
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Study promotes battlefields' lessons to advance national trauma care
Jun 20, 2016 | Kaiser Health News
Study promotes battlefields' lessons to advance national trauma care
Tens of thousands of American lives could be saved each year with a concerted national effort to emulate what top…
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Don Berwick
Dec 10, 2015 | Beth Jones Sanborn
Former CMS admin Don Berwick joins Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Don Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and president emeritus of the…
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Marilyn Tavenner
Jul 15, 2015 | Anthony Brino
Marilyn Tavenner tapped to run America's Health Insurance Plans
Marilyn Tavenner, the former nurse, hospital executive and Medicare administrator, will succeed Karen Ignagni as the head of…
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Jan 16, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Tavenner leaving CMS
The nurse turned hospital executive turned chief federal healthcare regulator is leaving the government. Now the industry is left wondering: Who will take the reigns in…
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Governor Steve Bullock
Jan 06, 2015 | Kaiser Health News
Montana pols spar over Medicaid expansion
The Affordable Care Act is on the move in Western states, with the governors of Utah, Wyoming and Montana all working to hammer out deals with the…
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May 15, 2014 | Bernie Monegain
Healthcare innovation requires reconciliation of 'competing visions'
Powerful social forces will drive the healthcare industry to innovate, overcoming institutional and political inertia,…
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Mar 25, 2014 | Stephanie Bouchard
Reading List: Promising Care
Healthcare Finance News talked to Donald Berwick, MD, about the importance of shifting mindsets and business models to embrace the morality of caring for…
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Jul 01, 2013 | Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News
Hospital CEO bonuses reward volume
Across the nation, boards at nonprofit hospitals are often paying bosses much more for boosting volume rather than delivering value, according to an…
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