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Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
Revenue Cycle Management
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
Advocate spending $1 billion on new hospital and outpatient services
Advocate spending $1B on new hospital and outpatient services
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
MultiPlan refinances to extend debt capital structure
MultiPlan refinances to extend debt capital structure
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
American Heart Association launching HCM initiative
American Heart Association launching HCM initiative
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
Male physicians have more net worth than female counterparts
Male physicians have more net worth than females
Operations
Healthcare execs more optimistic heading into the new year, survey finds
Health execs more optimistic heading into 2025
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
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Compliance & Legal
Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over ransomware attack
Nebraska sues Change over ransomware attack
Policy and Legislation
Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending bill
Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending 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
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
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
Andrew Witty on defense over claim denials, Medicare Advantage
Andrew Witty on defense over claim denials, Medicare Advantage
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs by forcing them to sell pharmacy businesses
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs
Population Health
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Mergers & Acquisitions
Elevance closes deal to buy IU Health Plans
Elevance closes deal to buy IU Health Plans
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Strategic Planning

Medical billing
Dec 31, 2024 | Susan Morse
MultiPlan refinances to extend debt capital structure
The transaction is expected to position MultiPlan for more sustainable long-term growth amid revenue losses this year.
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty
Dec 31, 2024 | Susan Morse
Andrew Witty on defense over claim denials, Medicare Advantage
Foremost has been the UnitedHealth Group CEO's defense of MA and "misleading" articles published in the WSJ.
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UnitedHealth building
Dec 30, 2024 | Susan Morse
UnitedHealth Group, Amedisys extend $3.3 billion merger agreement
The acquisition was originally expected to close this month, but in November the DOJ sued to block the merger.
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Patient checks blood pressure
Dec 26, 2024 | Nathan Eddy
Trends 2025: Healthcare leaders are focusing on patient access, AI and Medicare Advantage
Success hinges on leveraging virtual health and digital tools to tailor solutions for diverse…
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Imaging of the human brain
Dec 23, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
WashU Medicine to make neurosurgery inroads with philanthropic gift
WashU Medicine says the gift will help the department recruit talented neurosurgeons and neurosurgery researchers.
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Stethoscope on table
Dec 20, 2024 | Susan Morse
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
Research programs give patients access to clinical trials that "might be their last and only hope," said Topography CEO.
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WittKieffer Principal Adam Burns
Dec 20, 2024 | Susan Morse
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
"For 2025, we see no end in sight for demand," says Adam Burns of WittKieffer.
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Patient at hospital reception
Dec 20, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Advocate spending $1 billion on new hospital and outpatient services
The largest chunk of the money will expand outpatient care in 10 Advocate Health Care Neighborhood Care locations.
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Senior and younger caregiver looking out a window
Dec 18, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Trends 2025: Medicare Advantage prospects strong despite challenges
Higher-than-expected utilization and low reimbursement have challenged the program in 2024.
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Hand pointing at a line graph
Dec 16, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Centene projects $166.5 billion in revenue next year
Centene is predicting that between $154 billion and $156 billion will come from premium and service revenues.
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