Employer family premiums rose by 7% in 2024
Family premiums in employer-sponsored coverage grew by 7% in 2024, averaging $25,572, according to a new report from KFF. This...
Hospitals’ August margins stay level despite high volumes
Though their margins have largely remained level, hospitals are starting to get a handle on length of stay and per-patient...
CMS proposes risk adjustment changes, broker fraud crackdown
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Oct. 4 would protect beneficiaries from shady...
Last-minute IPPS update unwinds low wage index hospital policy
To comply with a summer court order, the Biden administration made a last-minute change to its inpatient rates that will...
Dems introduce bill boosting rural, safety-net hospital obstetrics pay
The chair of the Senate Finance Committee and several of his Democratic colleagues have introduced a bill that would increase...
Medicare Advantage, Part D premiums are stable for 2025
Medicare’s open enrollment window opens in a few weeks, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a...
Accelerating solutions to cancer through impact investing
Certain cancer rates are on the rise, and outcome inequities remain a major public health concern. Getting into clinical trials...
Cardinal Health acquiring Integrated Oncology Network for $1.1B
Healthcare supply and services company Cardinal Health has a deal in place to acquire Integrated Oncology Network, a collection of...
Medicaid enrollment is higher than pre-pandemic levels
The Medicaid unwinding is coming to a close, and a new analysis from KFF finds that while many people have...
Hippocratic AI banks $17M from Nvidia’s VC arm, other investors
Three months ago, startup Hippocratic AI released its first commercial product, a generative AI-based, task-specific healthcare agent. It also unveiled...
