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...
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...
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...
Editor’s Corner—A look back at the top 15 stories of 2024
Medicare Advantage, UnitedHealth Group, physician pay and reimbursement and layoffs were top of mind for Fierce Healthcare readers in 2024....
Ascension ransomware attack hits 5.6M patients
St. Louis-based hospital system Ascension revealed Friday that the ransomware attack it experienced in May exposed the personal information of...
SCOTUS upholds Arkansas’ 340B drug pricing law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by a pharmaceutical industry group challenging Arkansas’ 340B drug pricing law....
Anthem faces backlash from new anesthesia policy, reverses course in all states
A recent decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in three states to stop paying for anesthesia care in select...
Bristol Myers Squibb latest drug company to sue HHS over 340B rebate model
Bristol Myers Squibb became the latest large drugmaker to sue the federal government over a plan to change how it...
Staffers predict future of AI amidst D.C. leadership change
Health policy staffers gathered last week at the Capitol for a day of discussing AI policy with members of industry,...
Chutes & Ladders — More leadership changes at CVS Health
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the...
