Fierce Health Payer Summit, Day 2
Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar took the stage at Day 2 of the Fierce Health Payer Summit on Thursday. Azar...
DOJ sues to block UnitedHealth’s $3.3B acquisition of Amedisys
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday to block UnitedHealth’s $3.3 billion acquisition of home health company Amedisys, arguing...
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...
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...
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...
MA Star ratings 2025—Who are the winners and losers?
Analyses of 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings continue to pour in and not all of it bodes well for the...
CMS proposes risk adjustment changes, broker fraud crackdown
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Oct. 4 would protect beneficiaries from shady...
Last-minute IPPS update unwinds low wage index hospital policy
To comply with a summer court order, the Biden administration made a last-minute change to its inpatient rates that will...
Dems introduce bill boosting rural, safety-net hospital obstetrics pay
The chair of the Senate Finance Committee and several of his Democratic colleagues have introduced a bill that would increase...
