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...
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...
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...
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...
Mississippi Medicaid give contracts to Centene, Molina, TrueCare
Two years after Mississippi awarded Medicaid contracts to three insurers, the state is finally moving forward with its decision following...
HCA, UHS, Tenet aren’t worrying about Medicaid this November
As the country gears up for November elections, health systems say they are keeping an eye on, but not severely...
Accredo to make Stelara biosimilar available at $0 out-of-pocket
Evernorth’s Accredo specialty pharmacy will offer biosimilars for the popular immunotherapy Stelara at $0 for eligible patients, the company announced...
Mounting insurance expenses drag UPMC to $313M H1 operating loss
Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s operations are $313 million in the red (-2.2% operating margin) halfway through 2024, the integrated nonprofit system reported...
CMS commits $100M to support ACA navigators
With open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act exchanges just a few months away, the feds are investing $100 million...
