Telehealth waivers expire Oct. 1 as shutdown inches closer
Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the...
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...
Key Takeaways from CMS’s Rural Health Funding Announcement
On September 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for...
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...
Prior authorization has created a perception problem
Clear communication, as part of the doctor-patient relationship, is one of the most fundamental aspects of healthcare delivery. Patients need...
Kaiser Permanente, Renown Health unveil insurance, outpatient JV
Integrated nonprofit health systems Kaiser Permanente and Renown Health have announced a joint venture giving the former an entry into...
5 Key Facts about Medicaid’s Share of National Health Spending
Medicaid, as the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health care and long-term services and supports to about 80 million low-income people...
Medicare Advantage Enrollees Account for 25% of all Inpatient Hospital Days
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries now...
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...
