CMS proposes increasing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments by 2.2%, or $21 billion
Medicare Advantage benchmark payments are poised to increase by 2.23%, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed in a...
23.6M have signed up for ACA plans during open enrollment: CMS
More than 23 million people have selected coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s exchange as part of open enrollment, according...
State of Louisiana reports first fatal H5N1 bird flu case
A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in...
Aetna sues drugmakers for widespread price-fixing and collusion
Aetna is taking legal action against Pfizer, Novartis, Teva Pharmaceuticals and others, saying the list of drugmakers conspired to overcharge...
Aetna’s network contract with Providence expires
Providence is no longer in-network for Oregonians enrolled in Aetna plans amid lengthy contract negotiations between the two. The contract...
Rising expenses will pressure hospital finances
Hospitals and health systems, by and large, are going into 2025 on better footing than a year ago, as financial...
Maven Clinic achieves NCQA’s health equity accreditation
Maven Clinic, a global virtual clinic for women’s and family health, announced last week it had earned NCQA’s health equity...
HHS releases cost savings for 64 prescription drugs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday that 64 Part B drugs will have a reduced price for...
Epic files to dismiss Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit
Epic Systems is asking a district court to throw out Particle Health’s antitrust lawsuit, arguing that the startup failed to...
Commure acquires patient navigation platform Memora Health
AI and software company Commure has acquired Memora Health, a digital care navigation platform launched out of the Harvard Innovation...
