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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
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
CVS announces layoffs due to loss of Kansas Medicaid contract
CVS announces layoffs due to loss of Kansas Medicaid contract
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
Walgreens posts $265 million net loss in Q1
Walgreens posts $265 million net loss in Q1
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
Male physicians have more net worth than female counterparts
Male physicians have more net worth than females
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
Cincinnati Children's undergoing $365 million expansion
Cincinnati Children's undergoing $365M expansion
Compliance & Legal
Mayo Clinic sues Sanford Health Plan over unpaid medical bill
Mayo Clinic sues Sanford Health Plan over unpaid medical bill
Policy and Legislation
CFPB to remove medical debt from credit reports
CFPB to remove medical debt from credit reports
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
Richmond University Medical Center data breach affects 674,000
Richmond University Medical Center data breach affects 674K
Business Intelligence
Blue Shield of California appoints first female CEO
Blue Shield of California appoints first female CEO
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
Record-setting enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage
Record-setting enrollment for ACA coverage
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
CVS unveils new prescription drug reimbursement model
CVS unveils new drug reimbursement model
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
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Mergers & Acquisitions
Transcarent to acquire Accolade for $621 million
Transcarent to acquire Accolade for $621M
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Strategic Planning

A Walgreens Pharmacy storefront
Jan 10 | Jeff Lagasse
Walgreens posts $265 million net loss in Q1
The company cited lower retail sales and higher costs, though pharmacy sales did increase slightly year-over-year.
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Duke University Hospital
Jan 10 | Susan Morse
Duke Health and Abridge partner on AI for clinical documentation
Abridge's AI platform has been deployed at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, UPMC and at least 10 other…
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Construction equipment moving dirt
Jan 10 | Jeff Lagasse
Cincinnati Children's undergoing $365 million expansion
Renovation at the hospital will add eight new rooms for imaging, which is designed to improve patient flow.
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Lois Quam has been named the new CEO of Blue Shield California.
Jan 09 | Jeff Lagasse
Blue Shield of California appoints first female CEO
Lois Quam has served with major healthcare organizations, as well as the U.S. State Department.
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CVS Pharmacy
Jan 07 | Susan Morse
CVS unveils new prescription drug reimbursement model
All commercial prescriptions dispensed at CVS Pharmacy will be reimbursed through CVS CostVantage.
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Waiting room
Jan 03 | Susan Morse
Ardent Health continues expansion of urgent care clinics
The for-profit provider now operates 27 urgent care clinics in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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A CVS pharmacy
Jan 03 | Susan Morse
CVS announces layoffs due to loss of Kansas Medicaid contract
In October, CVS announced it would reduce 2,900 corporate positions in a goal to cut costs by $2 billion over several years.
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Medical billing
Dec 31, 2024 | Susan Morse
MultiPlan refinances to extend debt capital structure
The transaction is expected to position MultiPlan for more sustainable long-term growth amid revenue losses this year.
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty
Dec 31, 2024 | Susan Morse
Andrew Witty on defense over claim denials, Medicare Advantage
Foremost has been the UnitedHealth Group CEO's defense of MA and "misleading" articles published in the WSJ.
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UnitedHealth building
Dec 30, 2024 | Susan Morse
UnitedHealth Group, Amedisys extend $3.3 billion merger agreement
The acquisition was originally expected to close this month, but in November the DOJ sued to block the merger.
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