Topics
Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
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
UnitedHealthcare wins lawsuit over star ratings
UnitedHealthcare wins lawsuit over star ratings
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
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
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
CMS announces obesity drug coverage in Medicare, Medicaid
CMS announces obesity drug coverage
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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News

Healthcare spending growth falls to 1960 levels, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report says
Dec 03, 2014 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Healthcare spending growth falls to 1960 levels, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report says
National health spending grew 3.6 percent in 2013, the lowest ...
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Cost concerns keep uninsured from buying coverage, poll shows
Nov 21, 2014 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Cost concerns keep uninsured from buying coverage, poll shows
Just days before the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces reopened, nearly a quarter of uninsured ...
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Sep 25, 2014 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
ACA saving hospitals money
Hospitals are projected to save $5.7 billion this year as previously uninsured patients gain coverage through the 2010 health care law, ...
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Jun 10, 2014 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
CBO to quit estimating some ACA costs
The Congressional Budget Office recently said it could no longer evaluate the fiscal implications of all of the law's ...
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Apr 11, 2014 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Sebelius resigns, Obama taps budget guru
The woman who became the face of the health law's troubled rollout last October is resigning her position as head of ...
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Nov 01, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Congressional committee chairs agree on framework for SGR fix
Two key congressional committees have agreed on a framework to scrap the problematic Medicare ...
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Aug 29, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
AMA president hopeful on SGR fix
A 25 percent cut in the Medicare physician payment rate, driven by the "sustainable growth rate" formula, looms Jan. 1 ...
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May 15, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Republicans, after failing to fund the ACA, take issue with HHS solicitation
As the GOP-controlled House of Representatives prepares again to vote this week on a ...
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Apr 15, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
5 Ways Obama’s Budget Can Alter Medicare
President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget includes a variety of what he says are "manageable" changes for ...
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Hospital executive bracing for budget cuts says 'We need to deal with Medicare'
Mar 01, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Hospital executive bracing for budget cuts says 'We need to deal with Medicare'
David P. Blom is one of thousands of hospital executives across the country ...
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