Providers face $32B in lost 2026 revenue if ACA subsidies expire
Allowing Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year would slash $32.1 billion...
How Medicaid work requirements will dent hospital margins
A new Commonwealth Fund analysis estimates U.S. hospitals’ annual operating margins will drop by 12.5% to 14.2% in 2027 should...
$1T healthcare shift is coming, driven by virtual care, AI: PwC
Growing demand for care and a rapidly aging population could drive U.S. healthcare spending to $8.6 trillion by 2035, more...
New tech company Stellarus expands to more health plans
Stellarus, a Blue Shield of California sister company that was spun out in January, is banding together with two Blues...
Major payers set to grow market share over next decade: report
A new analysis from Morningstar estimates that the major national firms will continue to grow their share of the market...
Elevance stock dips with plans to exit standalone Part D, some Medicare Advantage markets
Elevance Health’s shares took a dip on Thursday as the company reaffirmed its outlook for 2025 and revealed plans to...
House Republicans propose 6% budget cut to HHS for FY2026
The House Appropriations Committee is proposing a 6% cut to the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services...
UPMC flips operations from $313M loss to $349M gain in H1 2025
The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC) continues to flip last year’s losses, reporting this week a $348.6 million operating...
Medicare ACOs saved $2.4B in 2024, setting a new program record
Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.4 billion last year, according to new federal data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Google unveils AI health coach for Fitbit—Health Tech Roundup
Fitbit app gets AI upgrade with personal health coach As fitness trackers get artificial intelligence updates, Google developed an AI-powered...
