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Reimbursement
Hospitals sue HHS over disproportionate share hospital payment
Hospitals sue HHS over DSH hospital payments
Revenue Cycle Management
RCM accelerates cash and secures financial health 
RCM accelerates cash and secures financial health 
Strategic Planning
Walgreens considering selling all of its VillageMD business
Walgreens considering selling all of its VillageMD business
Capital Finance
Risant Health to invest $1 billion in Cone Health
Risant Health to invest $1 billion in Cone Health
Supply Chain
FDA tells providers to prepare for supply chain disruptions
FDA to providers: Prepare for supply chain disruptions
Accounting & Financial Management
Humana logs $679 million in Q2 profit
Humana logs $679 million in Q2 profit
Budgeting
Insurers likely to pay $1.1 billion in rebates this fall
Insurers likely to pay $1.1 billion in rebates this fall
Quality and Safety
HIMSSCast: Investors are helping to drive climate change initiatives
HIMSSCast: Investors are helping to drive climate change initiatives
Billing and Collections
CMS reports over 12,000 No Surprises Act violations 
CMS reports over 12,000 No Surprises Act violations 
Claims Processing
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Workforce
Feds grant $100 million to grow healthcare workforce
Feds grant $100M to grow healthcare workforce
Operations
Dana-Farber CEO and president to step down
Dana-Farber CEO and president to step down
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
Christus Health to see $25 million expansion at Texas hospital
Christus to see $25M expansion at Texas hospital
Compliance & Legal
CVS' Oak Street Health paying $60M over alleged Medicare Advantage kickbacks
CVS' Oak Street paying $60M over alleged MA kickbacks
Policy and Legislation
Inpatient rehab facilities get 3% payment increase
Inpatient rehabs get 3% payment increase
Community Benefit
Nonprofit hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks, report shows
Report: Hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks
Accountable Care
ACO REACH changes more negative than positive, says participant
ACO REACH changes not positive, says participant
Acute Care
AHA: Hospitals improve patient safety measures above pre-pandemic levels
AHA: Hospitals improve patient safety measures
Ambulatory Care
Walmart announces closing of clinics and virtual care
Walmart is closing clinics and virtual care
Analytics
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Business Intelligence
Cigna launching E-Treatment virtual care through MDLIVE
Cigna launching virtual care through MDLIVE
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
Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments
Insurers to make $11.8B in MA quality bonus payments
Patient Engagement
Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans, KFF finds
KFF: Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans
Pharmacy
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission over PBM report
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission over PBM report
Population Health
Many women skip care due to access issues, survey shows
Survey: Many women skip care due to access issues
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Patients less likely to seek virtual behavioral care when paying out-of-pocket
Patients who pay cost-sharing less likely to seek virtual care
Mergers & Acquisitions
CHS to acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona
CHS to acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona
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Policy and Legislation

Drug production line
Sep 19 | Susan Morse
HRSA warns Johnson & Johnson of consequences of 340B rebates
The drug company faces civil monetary penalties and the termination of its Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement.
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Capitol building
Sep 17 | Susan Morse
Steward CEO faces criminal contempt resolution by Senate committee
HELP Committee will vote Thursday on Contempt Resolutions for civil enforcement and criminal contempt.
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Person looking forlornly out a window
Sep 09 | Jeff Lagasse
Feds' final rules address equitable access to mental health benefits
The rules are intended to achieve the promise of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, federal…
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Pharmacist with customer
Sep 09 | Susan Morse
PBM executives face penalties if their testimony goes uncorrected 
The deadline to respond is September 11, says chairman for the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Capitol building
Sep 05 | Susan Morse
Steward CEO refuses to testify before Senate committee
Hearing is a "pseudo-criminal proceeding" attorney says in response to subpoena for Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear on Sept.…
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Couple using a laptop
Aug 29 | Jeff Lagasse
White House to award $100 million to healthcare navigators
CMS streamlined the application process and focused on navigators helping historically underserved groups.
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Clinicians walking down a hospital corridor
Aug 22 | Jeff Lagasse
Medicare Advantage growth could be challenging for hospitals
The growth poses challenges to providers' credit quality, given growing risks to reimbursement from MA plans.
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Nurse helping senior out of a chair
Aug 22 | Jeff Lagasse
Texas sues over nursing home staffing rule
The suit claims rural nursing homes in particular may be forced to shut down due to a lack of qualified candidates in the labor market.
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Statue of Lady Justice with scales
Aug 20 | Jeff Lagasse
Humana to pay $90 million to settle allegedly fraudulent Part D bids
The suit alleges Humana committed to providing the required level of coverage, but in fact planned to provide less.
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Hands sorting prescription bottles into an organizer
Aug 15 | Jeff Lagasse
Administration reaches negotiation agreement on 10 drugs
CMS said that if the new prices had been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved an estimated $6 billion across the 10 drugs.
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