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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
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
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health capabilities
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health
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
VillageMD CEO steps down
VillageMD CEO steps down
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
Ex-pharmacy owner sentenced in $11.5 million Medicare fraud case
Ex-pharma head sentenced in $11.5M Medicare fraud case
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
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal in Pennsylvania
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal
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Accounting & Financial Management

Skyline of Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nov 27 | Susan Morse
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal in Pennsylvania
Proceeds from the sale of the three hospitals was to have gone towards paying down an estimated $11B debt.
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UnitedHealthcare building
Nov 26 | Susan Morse
UnitedHealthcare wins lawsuit over star ratings
CMS is ordered to recalculate the star ratings without consideration of a "secret shopper" call that framed the dispute.
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Clinicians walking down hospital corridor
Nov 22 | Jeff Lagasse
Baptist hospital to expand with $32 million grant
The funds will go to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute to strengthen its integrated neurological and neurosurgical care.
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Clinicians walking down hospital corridor
Nov 14 | Jeff Lagasse
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Kaufman Hall's latest flash report shows labor expenses account for about 84% of medical groups' total expenses.
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Nurse talking to patient
Nov 13 | Jeff Lagasse
AHA promotes healthcare navigators in letter to CMS
Part of the reason navigators are so valuable, the group says, is that health insurance coverage falls short for many Americans.
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Clinicians talking in a hospital
Nov 13 | Jeff Lagasse
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
Net savings to ACOs were $948.4 million (3.4%) compared to model benchmarks, according to CMS.
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A Walgreens pharmacy sign over entrance
Nov 07 | Susan Morse
Walgreens pays $100 million to settle class action drug case 
Insured customers paid more for drugs than members of its Prescription Savings Club, lawsuit alleges.
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Doctors using high-tech medical equipment
Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
$47.5 million grant allows Rutgers to turn lab discoveries into practical healthcare
Rutgers will use the grant to create interventions ranging from diagnostics to medical procedures and…
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A CVS Pharmacy storefront
Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Aetna underperforms, plans recovery as CVS Health logs $95.4B in revenue
CEO David Joyner put much of the onus on the poor performance on elevated utilization coming out of the pandemic.
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Clinicians talking at a boardroom table
Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse
CMS gives renal dialysis facilities a 2.7% increase
CMS is finalizing a new specific wage index that will be used to adjust payments for geographic differences in area wages.
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