Deep Dive
Industry insights from our journalists
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How a 'regulatory dead zone' may be holding up copycat insulin
The FDA has talked up biosimilars' potential impact on the insulin market, but changing regulations have complicated matters for would-be competitors.
Andrew Dunn • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019
This year the industry will reckon with some massive changes set in motion in 2018, such as megamergers like CVS-Aetna and a judge's contentious declaration that the Affordable Care Act is no longer constitutional.
Tony Abraham and Samantha Liss • Jan. 14, 2019 -
How AI could shape the health tech landscape in 2019
Highlights include technologies that seek to cut costs and promote patient health, especially in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, predictive analytics and administration.
Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Policy upheaval, tech giant disruption and megamergers: Healthcare Dive's 10 best stories of 2018
This year in healthcare was marked by sweeping changes.
Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 21, 2018 -
As providers merge, states look to supercede FTC
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia all recently passed laws to protect mergers from being blocked by federal antitrust regulators — in exchange for state regulation and prolonged oversight.
Samantha Liss • Dec. 18, 2018 -
Hospital labor skirmishes — year in review
The year was marked by heated negotiations over staffing and wages. Here's a month-by-month breakdown of how it went down.
Tony Abraham • Dec. 10, 2018 -
Memorial Sloan Kettering scandal raises questions for pharma's biggest corporate boards
A review of corporate board membership found about two-thirds of the largest drugmakers had at least one director who also had a leadership role in a nonprofit healthcare organization.
Andrew Dunn • Nov. 29, 2018 -
Filming the opioid epidemic: 5 must-see documentaries
Healthcare Dive reviewed about a dozen films profiling the crisis to bring you this curated list of the best to watch.
Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 27, 2018 -
Red states say 'yes' to Medicaid
Three GOP-heavy states expanded Medicaid on Tuesday, and Democratic governor pickups could further the trend. Elsewhere on midterm ballots, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios lost and California hospitals scored a win.
Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 07, 2018 -
9 state healthcare battles to watch Tuesday
It's not just Congress up for grabs in today's midterm elections. From Medicaid expansion to dialysis treatments to nurse staffing ratios, here's a snapshot of key votes, the odds and what they could mean for the industry.
David Lim, Tony Abraham, Rebecca Pifer and Samantha Liss • Nov. 02, 2018 -
How the American Nurses Association gamified training for its 4M members
A heavy dose of gamification can allow for personalization of learning on a massive scale.
Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 31, 2018 -
Flu season is here. Health systems are bracing for it.
Despite last season's sobering numbers, two recent studies found that many Americans still aren't getting vaccinated.
Les Masterson • Oct. 29, 2018 -
Insurers see broad market opportunities with end-of-life care
"The reimbursement rates are strong and it's a profitable service to be delivering," said Avalere's Dan Mendelson. "Whenever you have that kind of situation you're going to also have speculative buying and desire to grow these markets."
Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 17, 2018 -
Long-term care hospitals: Overpaid or underappreciated?
"The costs associated with operating a long-term care hospital are more closely aligned with short-term acute care hospitals, but less expensive," says Susan Maupin, president of The Advisory Group.
Meg Bryant • Oct. 12, 2018 -
Hospitals prepare for uncompensated care payment change
The move is meant to even the playing field for hospitals and create more transparency.
Les Masterson • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Why payers are gobbling up PBMs
On Monday the Justice Department gave its blessing to a $67 billion acquisition of Express Scripts by Cigna.
Samantha Liss • Sept. 18, 2018 -
When ICE comes knocking, healthcare workers want to be prepared
Hospital staff are on the front lines in the fight against a growing threat to their patients' health: fear.
Tony Abraham • Sept. 14, 2018 -
Blockchain in healthcare: Huge promise, but largely unproven
"What blockchain has been able to do is create markets where a market didn't previously exist," says Noah Zimmerman, director of Mount Sinai's Center for Biomedical Blockchain Research.
Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018 -
How Scott Gottlieb is upending FDA communication, 1 tweet at a time
The FDA commissioner has been relentless in pumping out tweets, statements and more. But how has that affected FDA communications and the agency overall?
Andrew Dunn • Aug. 28, 2018 -
Rural hospitals in dire need of regulatory relief
"Reducing some of the costly regulatory challenges we face would help staunch the bloodletting," said Leslie Marsh, CEO of Lexington Regional Health Center.
Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Prior authorization moves to EHRs
Manual prior authorization can create administrative burdens for practices and hospitals, but case studies show some success in making the process electronic.
Les Masterson • Aug. 15, 2018 -
5 key takeaways from hospitals' Q2 results
Earnings were mixed for hospital operators in the second quarter, with winners and losers beginning to emerge amid industry uncertainty.
Tony Abraham and Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 15, 2018 -
5 takeaways from payer Q2 earnings reports
Health insurers found success in Medicare, Medicaid and even the ACA exchanges.
Les Masterson • Aug. 08, 2018 -
Industry balks at FDA's cybersecurity plans
"We already know that FDA will reject premarket submissions if they do not follow the cybersecurity guidance," says AdvaMed's Zach Rothstein.
Meg Bryant • Aug. 02, 2018 -
How providers are working to stem missed appointments
Millions of patients cancel, skip or reschedule appointments with their clinicians every year, creating vacant schedules and expenses that can cost the industry $150 billion annually.
Tony Abraham • July 27, 2018