Finicky investment markets threaten nonprofit hospital liquidity, financial security
Nonprofit hospitals’ investment returns—a key lifeline for balance sheets during times of hardship—are at risk amid recent weeks’ tariff-fueled market...
‘Watching the clues’: Uncertainty clouds Medicare conference
Medicare agents and brokers are trying to get a handle on a rapidly changing health landscape, but, in some respects,...
Doc compensation rose 3.6% in 2024—but these specialties got even more
Average physician pay rose 3.6% between 2023 and 2024, from $363,000 to $376,000—about in line with recent years but well...
AMA presses Optum on ‘strict’ repayments for Change hack loans
The American Medical Association is seeking answers from Optum after reports from physicians indicated that the company is putting pressure...
Canada launches antitrust investigation into Express Scripts
Canada’s Competition Bureau has opened an antitrust investigation into Cigna’s Express Scripts unit, seeking to probe its business practices in...
CMS finalizes 5.06% Medicare Advantage benchmark increase
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an increase of the average benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage (MA)...
Rural areas rapidly losing independent docs, practices
Rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and medical practices amid the corporatization of healthcare, a new report finds. The...
CMS excludes anti-obesity drug coverage under Medicare, Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicare Advantage (MA) rule proposed by the Biden administration, but...
Trump’s new tariffs include pharma exemption
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with healthcare industry reactions and additional information released by the administration on the...
Duke-Margolis launches council focused on private equity in healthcare
Private equity’s track record in healthcare could best be described as “mixed,” with high-profile failures like the implosion of Steward...
