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Bright Health slashes annual revenue guidance
CMS updates HCAHPS survey amid declining scores
Oscar Health eyes exchanges expansion in 2024, Bertolini says
US COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise again, but not like before
Only 6% of health systems have generative AI strategy: report
Nautic Partners to take PBM Tabula Rasa private in $570M cash deal
Babylon’s proposed deal to go private falls through
CMS pauses surprise billing arbitration after court ruling
Bright Health receives credit lifeline to keep afloat
Mass General Brigham bets big on hospital-at-home
Kaiser Permanente continues financial turnaround with strong Q2
UnitedHealth names Conway OptumRx CEO
Clover Health regains Nasdaq listing standard compliance
5 things to know about CMS’ latest hospital star ratings
Alignment plans to boost Medicare Advantage benefits after Q2 loss
Privia enters new state, adds former UnitedHealth CEO to board
Cigna plans rate hikes amid high ACA risk-adjustment charges
Q&A with VillageMD on Stay Well Care Plans initiative
Community Health Systems still vying for profitability in Q2
Headwinds lead CVS Health to seek $800M restructuring
Medicare Advantage growth boosts Humana Q2 profits
From ‘F’ to ‘A’: How one hospital turned around its Leapfrog grade
Prices increase at independent hospitals post-acquisition, research shows
CMS sets pay hikes for inpatient, long-term care hospitals
Addus HomeCare threatens market exits over CMS rules
U.S. sues UnitedHealth over 'thousands' of denied claims
Amazon brings direct-to-consumer telehealth to all 50 states
Midwest hospital M&A market heats up, but faces policy hurdles
CMS issues final nursing home Medicare pay rule for 2024
Opinion: Start at the top to address structural inequity
EEOC files race discrimination suit against home health agency
CMS to test dementia care model for caregivers, patients
Traditional weight loss docs wary of ‘drive-through’ GLP-1 providers
Hospices get higher-than-expected Medicare pay hike
Hospitals look to RVs to help ease rural care burdens
Centene may lose sole 4-star Medicare Advantage rating, CEO says
Salesforce, OpenAI CEOs invest in diagnostics company
Nursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study finds
Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services call off proposed merger
CMS prior authorization data rules in conflict, AHA, AMA, insurers say
FTC, Surescripts reach proposed settlement in antitrust case
Cigna: Claims review software does not use AI, algorithms
Molina ups profit guidance despite Medicaid, Medicare pressures
Payment concerns not stopping new hospital-at-home programs
Key House, Senate committees advance PBM reform bills
Headspace Health closes $105M debt facility weeks after layoffs
Amazon launching generative AI tool to power documentation software
Stage set for ‘bloodbath’ insurer-employer contract negotiations
Providers reconsider noncompetes ahead of proposed FTC ban
Teladoc Health momentum continues in Q2
Increasing demand spurs GE HealthCare to raise full-year profit forecast
AMA, AHIP, NAACOS issue value-based care data-sharing guidelines
Community Health Systems to sell three Florida hospitals in $290M deal
Biden administration proposes rules to boost mental health coverage
General Catalyst-backed Hippocratic AI nabs $15M
Cigna lawsuit over allegations of claims-denying algorithm could be first of many
Opinion: Preparing the next generation of nurse leaders
Old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas
Biggest 340B benefactors provide relatively less uncompensated care
Damage to Pfizer plant highlights vulnerable supply chain
Labor board finds merit in complaints against Chicago-based LGBTQ+ provider
Rural hospital's struggles lead doctors to open their own primary care clinic
AI, women’s health startups get funding deals
Biden administration asks employers to help more workers who lose Medicaid
Feds warn hospitals, telehealth companies about use of tracking tech
Health systems' margins recovering, but face new threats: analysts
Tracking closures, layoffs in healthcare: Allina Health to lay off roughly 350 employees
Outcome Health execs want their fraud convictions overturned. Here's their argument.
Ochsner, Novant partner on primary care clinics in Southeast
Joint Commission CEO talks forthcoming revisions to standards
HCA hit with lawsuits following massive data breach
Optum, UnitedHealth profits up despite higher Medicare Advantage costs
Healthcare’s hacking problem is nearing a crisis: report 
Digital therapeutics consolidation: Big Health acquires Limbix
CMS’ 340B proposal a “hard pill to swallow” for some hospitals
Funding recap: AI-enabled drug discovery heats up
CMS issues hospital outpatient, ambulatory surgical center pay rule
New York gives stipulations for controversial Mount Sinai merger
Health Care Service Corp. using AI for prior authorization
UCHealth, Parkview deal hits roadblock due to 'regulatory matters'
Fewer physicians are owning practices. Here's why.
New Hampshire, hospitals resolve lawsuit on holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms
HonorHealth to buy 26 FastMed urgent care centers in Phoenix area
Outcome Health founder still spends lavishly despite asset freeze, feds say
Aspirus Health, St. Luke's Duluth plan to combine
Women leaders in healthcare to gather in Chicago next month
HHS proposes to reinstate Obama-era nondiscrimination policies
UVA Health continues statewide expansion with Riverside partnership
As nonprofit hospitals bring in big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending
Specialty health systems pursue mergers partnerships
Insurance companies on the hook for record risk-adjustment payment
HCA Healthcare reports data breach possibly affecting 11M patients
Which top jobs at health systems saw the biggest salary increases
What happens when a health insurance company fails
Hospitals to receive $9 billion under proposed 340B remedy
Opinion: Helping nurses bridge the care complexity gap
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Teladoc-Livongo merger
HHS proposes restoring limits on short-term health insurance
Biden launches a new push to limit healthcare costs
Oracle Health's chairman on Cerner layoffs the renegotiated VA deal
ATI Physical Therapy could lose NYSE listing as stock price tanks
Home health association sues CMS HHS over proposed payment cuts
Nominations sought for 2023 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards
Medicare Advantage quality bonus program needs reform: Urban Institute
Abeona Therapeutics to launch gene therapy with $25M in fundraising
Maternal deaths in US more than doubled over 2 decades: study
Q&A: Elevance food as medicine director on nutrition's role in health
How often do health insurers deny claims? No one knows
Providers react to Medicare payment proposed rules
Best Buy Health president shares growth plans
Headspace Health lays off 181 employees
CMS proposes 2.2% Medicare pay cut for home health providers
Bright Health sells last insurance asset to Molina for $600M
Funding recap: Y Combinator invests in virtual obesity clinic
FTC likely to scrutinize Optum-Amedisys deal: analysts
Finance execs talk claim denials looming recession at HFMA conference
Healthcare industry reacts to affirmative action ruling
Healthcare costs to grow 7% next year: PwC
DOJ announces charges in massive healthcare fraud crackdown
Medical supplier Medline names new CEO
Augmedics gets $82.5M in funding round for AR spinal surgery tool
New payment models test ability to identify underserved communities
Healthcare deals may slow under FTC proposal
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health partners with Optum
Walgreens earnings 2023: Healthcare segment's growth disappointing
Womens health funding: Promising signs yet 'woefully behind'
Joint Commission adding health equity certification program
Epic Nuance bring more GPT-4 tools to EHRs
CMS proposes pay bump for dialysis providers
UnitedHealth Group's Optum to acquire Amedisys
Sotera Health finalizes settlements in Illinois ethylene oxide cases
The great utilization debate of 2023
New research may sway physician-owned hospital debate
Babylon Health to go private leaving shareholders with no pay out
Clover Health to settle remaining shareholder fraud cases
Tenet taps AmerisourceBergen exec for CFO role
Funding roundup: A.I. Medicare Advantage capture investor interest
Ochsner MD Anderson form oncology partnership
Drugmaker lobbying group suing over plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
More health systems turn to partnerships for hospital-at-home
Boston Medical Center taps interim CEO for permanent role
Judge tosses Express Scripts refill pill mill whistleblower lawsuit
Hospital physician practice deals slow in 2023: PwC report
Illinois med tech company Surgalign files for bankruptcy
Nominations open for the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
VC funding digital health deals slow in 2023: Pitchbook
Why a new Minnesota law could kill proposed Fairview-Sanford merger
Health systems turn to virtual nursing to close care gaps
How HealthPartners works to improve outcomes for Black moms in the Midwest
Cano Health CEO steps down a day after shareholder meeting
Medicare Advantage utilization spike hits Humana UnitedHealth
Feds seek to seize $55M from Outcome Health founder
Human Rights Watch calls out US for allowing hospitals to push millions into debt
IU Health advances plan to build 44-acre campus in Indianapolis
Ex-Cano Health directors fail to shake up board at shareholder meeting
Inside AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw's big expansion plans
Aveanna Healthcare announces exit of CFO
Providers insurers and pharma play blame game on Wegovy shortage
New Senate bill targets PBM fees rebates under Medicare Part D
U.S. health spending projected to exceed $7T in 2031
5 takeaways from Modern Healthcare's ESG summit
Former Mayo Clinic CEO tapped to lead Northwells Caire Collaborative
Congress is taking aim at PBMs. Here's why and what happens next.
Hedge fund investor calls for sale of home health provider Enhabit
'Obamacare' to still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle
AMA delegates call for more oversight of A.I.
Home health, nursing schools partner as care moves to the home
Digital therapeutics industry looks to move past Pear's bankruptcy
How insurers fared during the first quarter
HHS expands Medicaid redetermination flexibilities amid coverage loss concerns
New ad campaign hopes to aid Michigan's healthcare worker shortage
North Carolina governor signs bill permitting Blue Cross to restructure
HHS launches loan repayment program for pediatrician recruitment, retention
CEOs share plans for boosting permanent workforce, expanding care
Henry Ford Health launches its largest fundraising campaign yet
Walgreens sells remaining stake in Option Care Health
6 digital health funding deals this week
FTC expands PBM probe, orders records from Emisar Pharma
Supreme Court rules Medicaid enrollees can sue states
US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications, cancer centers say
CMS pilot program aims to boost value-based primary care
Cityblock Health cuts 12% of staff
Nominations open for Modern Healthcare's Top Diversity Leaders awards
Aetna, Optum to face revived 'dummy code' lawsuit
Option Care Health CEO stands by $3.6B Amedisys deal
SCAN, CareOregon help erase $110M in medical debt
Cancer screening, HIV protection costs could grow if ACA loses latest legal battle
Google Cloud, Mayo Clinic make generative AI play
Why home is becoming the future for hospitals
Health, safety disparities persist in highly rated hospitals: Leapfrog Group
Trinity Health president speaks on financial problems with new operational solutions
Merck sues federal government, accuses Medicare drug price negotiation plan of 'extortion'
Former Amazon Health exec on why he left the big tech firm
The Check Up: Bobby Sepucha, Interwell Health
The Check Up: Bobby Sepucha, InterWell Health
Optum Care Solutions makes all-cash bid for Amedisys
States turn to tech to ease Medicaid redeterminations
Capital costs increase for critical-access, acute-care hospitals
Nonprofit helps hospitals connect patients with healthy food
Q&A: Oak Street Health CEO on growth plans after CVS Health deal
Rapid growth predicted for hospital-at-home market
Debt ceiling agreement impacts health programs, but it could've been worse
BJC-Saint Luke's planned deal signals latest statewide merger play
Health tech startup Axuall raises $20M in Series B round
Friday Health Plans shutting down amid financial shortfall
Digital health companies led by Andy Roddick and Glen Tullman partner
BJC, Saint Luke's announce plans to form $10 billion system
Newly combined Advocate Health sees net gains in first post-merger report
Oak Street Health to expand into Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Virginia
Strive Health nabs $166M from CVS Health Ventures, others
How Connecticut's Broker Academy targets health disparities
OptumRx launches equity initiatives as lawmakers scrutinize PBMs
CMS urges states to stem Medicaid losses during redeterminations
Why Highmark sees rising internal bias complaints as a good thing
5 health system execs sound off on disruptors
California hospitals want an unprecedented bailout, but they don’t all need it
Noom launches telehealth company to prescribe weight loss drugs
Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for speaking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion
Takeaways from the Digital Health Transformation Summit
Primary care physicians' pay growth picked up in 2022: MGMA
Administrative hurdles drive Medicaid losses during redeterminations
CVS expects $1B hit from Medicare Advantage star ratings dip
Massachusetts health insurer faces ransomware attack, member data at risk
Home cancer treatment faces challenges post-pandemic
PBM transparency bill clears major House committee
Mount Sinai residents at H+H/Elmhurst end strike with tentative deal for pay hike
AHIP CEO Matt Eyles to leave insurance lobbying group
Cleveland Clinic returned to profitability in the first quarter
Bright Health sells Zipnosis telehealth platform
What you need to know about Biden's antitrust enforcement
Mount Sinai residents at H+H/Elmhurst on strike
CMS rule would mandate greater transparency on drug prices
Mayo Clinic wins battle over nurse staffing legislation
How retail became healthcare’s biggest disruptor
Hospitals advance DEI despite tight economy
Walgreens calls Humana's $642M arbitration award a 'miscarriage of justice'
Pear Therapeutics: Bankruptcy judge approves sale of assets
GoHealth receives takeover bid from co-founders' led investor group
Bright Health completes reverse stock split
Minnesota lawmakers take step to mandate nursing home wages
Pear Therapeutics: 4 companies want pieces of bankrupt company
Mayo Clinic's strong quarter signals possible rebound
Cleveland Clinic, Baptist Health picking up speed on GPT-4
FTC to seek clarification of Health Breach Notification Rule
 Mount Sinai Hospital fined $127K for consistent understaffing at NICU
Minnesota hospitals push back on nurse staffing bill, Mayo's request for exception
HCA Healthcare to buy 41 Texas urgent care centers from FastMed
Medicare Advantage deals winnow the home health field
FTC orders records from Zinc Health, Ascent Health as PBM probe widens
House panel advances bill to promote PBM transparency
VA seeks to hold Oracle Cerner accountable with revised EHR deal
Increase in hospital police forces brings criticisms, warnings
Abortion pill case advances to appeals court, on course to Supreme Court
Emergency abortions mired in legal questions a year after Roe reversal
WellSpan Health, Emerus to build three neighborhood hospitals
Court order impacting ACA preventative care mandate placed on hold
General Catalyst leads $50M investment in healthcare AI company
Insurers, PBMs restrict access to weight loss drugs as demand soars
CommonSpirit narrows third-quarter loss, cuts jobs
CVS Health to shut down clinical trials division
The Check Up: Nigam Shah, Stanford Health Care
Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Nonprofit program empowers kids to be a partner in their healthcare
Best Places to Work in Healthcare - 2023 (alphabetical list)
HCA workers at 5 hospitals vote to strike
Mass General Brigham pushes ahead with cost cuts, integration efforts
Historically Black medical schools ask for funding increase
Federal physician recruitment program at risk
The $100,000 signing bonus: What hospitals are doing to woo workers
Senate panel advances PBM legislation
Michigan bill would set nurse staffing ratios in hospitals
Ochsner Health cuts 770 jobs
The COVID-19 public health emergency is ending. Here’s what’s changing.
Digital transformation—how healthcare leaders can leverage the potential of innovation
GoodRx reports loss as last year's Kroger issue affects bottom line
Babylon Health moves to go private as losses pile up
Envision Healthcare eyeing bankruptcy: WSJ
Cuts ahead: Health systems rethink non-clinical job needs
Cano Health explores sale of non-core assets to focus on Medicare Advantage
Former nurse RaDonda Vaught seeks license return after sentencing
Bright Health reviewing Medicare Advantage bids
DEA to extend remote prescribing flexibilities for 6 months
Medicaid work requirements plan worries providers
Northwell launches AI startup with Aegis
Premier exploring alternatives that could include its sale
Home care providers cry foul on CMS rule to increase caregiver wages
FTC's noncompete ban could apply to nonprofits, former staffers say
Kaiser Permanente reports financial rebound in first quarter
CDC head Rochelle Walensky resigns as COVID-19 pandemic eases
Cigna prepared for PBM crackdown, CEO says
WHO declares COVID pandemic no longer a global emergency
State tax incentives entice doctors to train medical students
How Amwell, Privia fared in Q1
Idaho's strict abortion ban forces OB-GYN exodus
1 dead, 4 injured in Atlanta medical building shooting
Nursing school enrollment takes a dip—AACN
Option Care Health to acquire Amedisys for $3.6 billion in all-stock deal
Illinois aims to build its own Obamacare marketplace
CVS cuts profit forecast after Signify, Oak Street deals
Talkspace enterprise business soars, DTC falters
Pure Health makes $500M investment in Ardent Health Services
Georgia takes over health insurance market through new law
UnitedHealth loses Envision Healthcare pay lawsuit
CVS completes $10.6B Oak Street Health acquisition
How health systems can take strategic action on ESG
Feds declared hospitals that deny emergency abortions broke the law
Health systems in limbo as Medicaid redeterminations get underway
CMS may reimburse for virtual reality treatments
Health systems ‘taking a breath’ on major construction projects
Prime Healthcare’s Sunitha Reddy on revenue cycle, patient experience
Confronting challenges in addiction treatment
Opinion: Medicaid redeterminations raise threat of new public health crisis
Kaiser, Geisinger Risant strategy in spotlight as executives tout value-based care
Bright Health to exit health insurance business
Pause on visa applications thwarting recruitment efforts
Grady Health expands clinics after closure of Atlanta Medical
Molina Healthcare profits up as Medicaid redeterminations resume
Telehealth company eVisit acquires Bluestream Health
Universal Health Services considers expansion as patient volume rebounds
5 takeaways from Teladoc’s Q1 financials
How a 2019 Florida law started a hospital-building boom
Remote patient monitoring poised to grow if reimbursement remains
GoodRx's co-founders step down as co-CEOs
PBMs targeted in bipartisan Senate bill