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Reimbursement
Bipartisan House bill introduced to stop physician pay cut 
Bipartisan House bill introduced to stop physician pay cut 
Revenue Cycle Management
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
New York putting $188 million toward cancer center
New York putting $188M toward cancer center
Capital Finance
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
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
Cigna Q4 profit takes hit due to medical costs
Cigna Q4 profit takes hit due to medical costs
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
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
Cleveland Clinic announces 114 layoffs due to financial challenges
Cleveland Clinic announces 114 layoffs
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
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Compliance & Legal
Pfizer pays close to $60 million to resolve kickback allegations
Pfizer pays close to $60 million to resolve kickback allegations
Policy and Legislation
RFK Jr.: Senators want definitive answers on vaccines, autism and Medicaid
RFK Jr.: Senators want definitive answers
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
190 million people affected by Change Healthcare cyberattack
190M people affected by Change cyberattack
Business Intelligence
Tim Noel appointed new CEO of UnitedHealthcare
Tim Noel appointed new CEO of UnitedHealthcare
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
Many independent pharmacists will not stock drugs in the price negotiation program
Many independent pharmacists will not stock price-negotiated drugs
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
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
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Mergers & Acquisitions
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150 million
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150M
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Medicare & Medicaid

Person picking up prescription at a pharmacy
Jan 31 | Jeff Lagasse
Many independent pharmacists will not stock drugs in the price negotiation program
CMS should bar PBMs from requiring pharmacies to participate in the program, says association survey.
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Couple examining medical bills
Jan 30 | Jeff Lagasse
Medicare Advantage insurers made about 50 million prior authorization determinations in 2023
The increase in prior authorization determinations since 2020 is linked to an increase in MA…
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RFK Jr. testifies Thursday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions.
Jan 30 | Susan Morse
RFK Jr.: Senators want definitive answers on vaccines, autism and Medicaid
HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says show me the data; senators say it's already there.
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HHS building
Jan 30 | Susan Morse
Confusion persists over spending freeze and its effect on Medicaid
Despite memo rescinding the order, federal funding freeze remains in effect, White House says.
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RFK Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday
Jan 29 | Susan Morse
RFK Jr. testifies he is not 'anti-vaccine' in Senate confirmation hearing
HHS nominee faces criticism from cousin Caroline Kennedy and indirect criticism from Ranking Member Ron Wyden for…
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Lawyers going over paperwork
Jan 29 | Jeff Lagasse
CMS withdraws appeal of UnitedHealth's star ratings lawsuit
CMS has withdrawn its notice of appeal without providing an explanation for the change.
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Clinician helping seated patient
Jan 28 | Jeff Lagasse
Poll: Spend more on Medicare and Medicaid, voters say
About half the public think the federal government isn't spending enough on each of these programs, the poll finds.
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RFK Jr.
Jan 24 | Susan Morse
Confirmation hearings planned for RFK Jr. next week 
Interim HHS Sec. Dorothy Fink has blocked external HHS communications until they can be "reviewed and approved by a Presidential…
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HHS building
Jan 23 | Susan Morse
CMS appeals UnitedHealthcare's star ratings win
UnitedHealth had won its case over a secret shopper phone call that lowered its MA star rating from 5 to 4 stars.
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HHS building
Jan 22 | Susan Morse
HHS provides $590 million to Moderna amid vaccine controversy 
A hearing on RFK Jr.'s appointment as HHS secretary has stalled; physicians protest his appointment and Trump has paused…
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