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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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Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu is the new president of Health Care Delivery, as well as EVP and CMO.
Nov 21 | Susan Morse
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
Mike Pykosz, who has served in that role and confounded Oak Street Health, is leaving CVS.
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Woman fanning herself in the heat
Aug 05 | Jeff Lagasse
CVS Health launches initiative to track extreme heat
The initiative is focusing first on extreme heat events to provide timely excessive heat alerts and tailored outreach to at-risk patients.
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CVS entrance with pillars on either side
Apr 18 | Jeff Lagasse
CVS, inVio creating South Carolina ACO through REACH
The organizations said the collaboration will strengthen care coordination for patients.
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CVS store entrance inside columns
Dec 07, 2023 | Susan Morse
CVS launches new Healthspire brand in integration of health services business
Healthspire includes Caremark, Cordavis, Oak Street Health, Signify Health and Minute Clinic.
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Two people in lab coats examine a pill pack.
Dec 07, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse
CVS overhauls pharmacy reimbursement with CostVantage model
CVS is also debuting TrueCost, which offers client pricing reflecting the true net cost of prescription drugs.
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A healthcare office visit
Jun 01, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse
Retail clinics seeing utilization soar, popularity grow
Retail clinic claims volumes grew 200% from 2017 through 2022, mainly due to high usage during the pandemic.
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Sep 13, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Aetna expanding to ACA exchanges in four new states
The CVS Health subsidiary exited the exchanges in 2018 but re-entered them at the beginning of this year.
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Aug 12, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse
Aetna, CVS Health enter into virtual primary care space
Members will be able to access a panel of board-certified physicians and coordinated care from a consistent team of specialists.
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Photos of Aetna president Karen Lynch and CVS Health CEO and president Larry Merlo
Nov 06, 2020 | Susan Morse
Aetna president to take helm of CVS Health as CEO Larry Merlo steps down next year
Aetna President Karen S. Lynch has been named next president and CEO of CVS. 
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A gloved hand places test vials in a tray
Oct 28, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
CVS Health expands COVID-19 testing services, adds 1,000 rapid-result test sites
Rapid-result diagnostic tests are available at no cost to patients who meet CDC criteria.
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