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...
Planned Parenthood decries executive power in pending House bill
National healthcare groups have signed on in opposition to a House bill that would soon grant President Donald Trump the...
High labor costs challenge hospitals
Though hospital performance has remained relatively stable, high labor costs continue to challenge hospitals’ bottom line, according to September figures...
General Catalyst’s HATCo to buy Summa Health for $485M
Venture capital firm General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) signed a definitive agreement to buy Summa Health for $485...
CMS finalizes 2.9% pay bump for hospital outpatient facilities
Under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, outpatient hospital facilities and ambulatory surgical centers...
