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....
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...
Are there lessons to be learned from primary care stumbles?
Just three years ago, primary care was a hot category with major players making sizeable investments to build out healthcare...
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...
Cencora to buy Retina Consultants of America in $4.6B deal
Drug distributor Cencora plans to buy Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners in a $4.6 billion deal. RCA...
New bipartisan bill aims to block Medicare pay cuts to docs
Physicians and other healthcare practitioners may get a pay boost in 2025 through a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress on...
Universal Health Services beats on revenue, misses on earnings
Universal Health Services (UHS) beat analysts’ estimates for third-quarter revenue as its top line grew 11%$3.963 billion to reach $3.96...
Telehealth prescribing flexibilities may be extended by 1 year
The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribing rules for a third time. The agency sent a...
How HIV prevention stays out of reach for many
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, a nonpartisan, investigative, LGBTQ-focused news publication. Twenty-year-old Dorian McCuller sat on his...
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...
