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...
Docs say Medicare payment rates continue to pressure finances
Physicians are asking for greater certainty around Medicare reimbursement, arguing that compounding payment decreases over time have drastically increased the...
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...
Omada touts strong results of GLP-1 companion program
Despite the hype about weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, serious questions have remained about their efficacy when patients wean...
HHS taps Jim O’Neill as acting CDC director
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named an interim director to lead the Centers for Disease Control...
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...
Medicare ACOs saved $2.4B in 2024, setting a new program record
Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.4 billion last year, according to new federal data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Google unveils AI health coach for Fitbit—Health Tech Roundup
Fitbit app gets AI upgrade with personal health coach As fitness trackers get artificial intelligence updates, Google developed an AI-powered...
Unite Us CEO Dan Brillman top contender for Medicaid director
Speculation has been swirling about who might take the top Medicaid job in the Trump administration. Among the top contenders:...
Immigration raids push patients into telehealth
Jacob Sweidan has seen his patients through the federal immigration raids of the 1990s, a sitting governor’s call to abolish...
