Hospitals, drugmakers weigh in on 340B rebates V2
Hospital and pharma groups have sharpened their spears for the rematch on 340B rebates. In comment letters submitted just ahead...
CMS proposes 2.4% hospital pay increase, mandatory model rollout
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a 2.4% payment rate bump for inpatient services for fiscal year...
Ambience Healthcare launches AI copilot for nurses
Ambience Healthcare rolled out Chart Chat for Nursing, touting it as the first electronic health record-integrated artificial intelligence conversational tool...
KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s View of Immigration Enforcement Activities in Health Care Settings
Soon after taking office, President Trump reversed longstanding policy that had protected against immigration enforcement in “sensitive locations” including health...
Hospitals want Congress to refine long-term care hospital pay
Hospital associations have laid out their policy wish list for Congress regarding long-term care hospitals (LTCH), calling for refinements to...
Providence trims 2025 operating loss to $132M, notches Q4 gain
Providence made another substantial dent in its annual operating losses as it pared back non-core service, reduced its headcount and...
One or Two Health Systems Controlled the Entire Market for Inpatient Hospital Care in Nearly Half of Metropolitan Areas in 2024
Editorial Note: This brief updates a previous analysis with more recent data, an evaluation of increases in concentration over time,...
OpenEvidence rolls out AI medical coding feature
OpenEvidence released an artificial intelligence-powered medical coding feature embedded in its clinical AI assistant. The new feature, called Coding Intelligence,...
CMS final rule aims to ax the fax machine, phase out paper mailing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that aims to phase out fax machines and paper...
To tackle costs, lawmakers weigh curbs on provider consolidation
Provider consolidation was tip of the tongue Wednesday during a hearing that sat hospital and physician association leaders across from...
