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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
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool
Strategic Planning
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
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
Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
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
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Operations
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
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
OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
Policy and Legislation
Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says
CBO: Premiums to increase if ACA subsidies expire
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
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash against insurer
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash
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
Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs
Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs
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
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
Mergers & Acquisitions
Addus Homecare buttons up $350 million Gentiva acquisition
Addus Homecare buttons up $350M Gentiva acquisition
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News

Centene projects $166.5 billion in revenue next year
Dec 16 | 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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Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Dec 16 | Jeff Lagasse
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
The new tower adds 140 universal and ICU-capable inpatient beds, and the new emergency room has doubled in ...
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Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
Dec 13 | Jeff Lagasse
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
The facility will retain its acute care operations but will make a number of investments, including in inpatient ...
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OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
Dec 13 | Jeff Lagasse
OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
The settlement addresses allegations that UCLA's intervention program restricted access to a disabled toddler.
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FTC warns against deceptive health plan marketing
Dec 12 | Jeff Lagasse
FTC warns against deceptive health plan marketing
The agency warned against misrepresenting a health plan's costs and benefits, citing consumer complaints.
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UNC to establish AI-driven oncology center
Dec 12 | Jeff Lagasse
UNC to establish AI-driven oncology center
UNC would like to see the project scaled, first across North Carolina, and then across the U.S.
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Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says
Dec 11 | 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 ...
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Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
Dec 11 | Jeff Lagasse
Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
The sector has seen improved operating margins while the escalation of labor expenses has slowed, says Fitch.
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Lawsuit seeks to halt Deaconess' planned hospital acquisition
Dec 10 | Jeff Lagasse
Lawsuit seeks to halt Deaconess' planned hospital acquisition
Plaintiffs say a hospital subcommittee is giving the facility away to Deaconess for ...
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L.A. Care Health Plan appoints Santana-Chin next CEO
Dec 10 | Jeff Lagasse
L.A. Care Health Plan appoints Santana-Chin next CEO
She's the first female and Latina CEO to lead the organization, and brings decades of experience in managed ...
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