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Rebecca Pifer

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Rebecca graduated from the University of Virginia in 2018 with degrees in English and Psychology. She has experience in the political, publishing and fashion industries and is excited to add healthcare to her repertoire. Interests include binge-reading, John Mulaney comedy specials, soccer and spinach-artichoke dip.

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Big health plans pledge to look beyond shareholders. Critics aren't so sure
Aug. 19, 2019
CMS to update hospital star ratings early next year despite blowback
Aug. 19, 2019
$190 or $47,779? Colorado emergency charges vary wildly across state
Aug. 19, 2019
CMS chief unable to provide details on Trump healthcare plan
Aug. 16, 2019
CMS says it wants to cut paperwork. Providers have ideas.
Aug. 13, 2019
North Carolina folds to provider pressure with insurance plan shifting away from set rates
Aug. 9, 2019
Allscripts reaches $145M settlement with DOJ over subsidiary business practices
Aug. 9, 2019
Apple, Eli Lilly research whether devices can detect dementia signs
Aug. 8, 2019
CVS handily beats estimates, hikes 2019 forecast
Aug. 7, 2019
CHS posts bigger Q2 net loss, but still beats Wall Street forecasts
Aug. 6, 2019
Data breaches in 2019 already double all of last year
Aug. 2, 2019
Still not profitable, but Teladoc reports healthy Q2 membership, visit growth
Aug. 1, 2019
Amazon, Cerner team up on AI, machine learning
July 31, 2019
Problems with Medicare Plan Finder to spur CMS revamp
July 31, 2019
HCA falls short in Q2, unconcerned on CMS price transparency push
July 30, 2019
CMS will no longer approve full federal funding for partial Medicaid expansion
July 29, 2019
Cerner misses Q2 mark on revenue, net earnings down
July 24, 2019
As HHS muses more MA flexibility, payers see roadblocks to nonmedical benefits
July 24, 2019
CMS' Verma blasts 'Medicare for All,' public option in rhetoric ramp up
July 23, 2019
CVS to test knee replacement program for Aetna beneficiaries
July 23, 2019
Judge upholds short-term plan expansion in Trump win against ACA
July 19, 2019
UnitedHealth Q2 revenue growth fueled by Medicare, Optum
July 18, 2019
Provider M&A revenue volume at highest levels since 2017
July 18, 2019
Spending on primary care paltry, but some states ramping up
July 17, 2019
Surprise billing fight escalates as providers win arbitration add to House bill
July 17, 2019
Uptake remains low, but doctors of all ages interested in telemedicine
July 16, 2019
CMS proposes Medicare cover acupuncture for patients in approved studies
July 16, 2019
CMS to delay star ratings update pending expert panel review
July 12, 2019
Health IT committee addresses some, but not all industry concerns with TEFCA
July 12, 2019
Female health CIOs defy trend, earn more than men, survey finds
July 11, 2019
Trump executive order seeks to overhaul US kidney care
July 10, 2019
Amazon momentum in medical supply chain slows, poll finds
July 9, 2019
Healthcare Dive's 10 biggest stories of the spring
July 8, 2019
ACOs may need stronger financial incentives, like downside risk, to succeed
July 3, 2019
Could NEMT's pivot to the commercial sector be a wrong turn?
July 2, 2019
Sanford, UnityPoint ink letter of intent to create $11B system
June 28, 2019
CMS clears Louisiana Medicaid 'Netflix model' for hep C drugs
June 26, 2019
UPMC, Highmark ink 10-year contract after years of fighting
June 25, 2019
Surprise billing fixes would ding hospitals, staffing companies, Moody's says
June 21, 2019
Industry interoperability concerns plague TEFCA draft
June 20, 2019
Geisinger cements interim chief exec Jaewon Ryu as CEO
June 20, 2019
Health execs overconfident on data privacy, industry poll finds
June 18, 2019
Civica Rx contracts with Vizient to anticipate drug price, availability
June 18, 2019
Senators differ on best approach to ban surprise billing
June 18, 2019
House votes to overturn decades-old ban on national patient identifier
June 14, 2019
American Well, Cisco partner on in-home telehealth option for Medicare Advantage patients
June 14, 2019
CMS warned Trump policies would hike taxes, cause ACA disruption, internal memo says
June 14, 2019
Uber to provide patient transport for care coordination company Carisk
June 13, 2019
Florida health insurer sued over skimpy plans
June 13, 2019
Congress warns industry to hurry on surprise billing fix
June 12, 2019
TEFCA task force debates incentives for industry adoption
June 11, 2019
Humana integrating real-time benefit check into Epic EHRs
June 11, 2019
Quest, LabCorp breach stirs questions of cybersecurity risk from outside vendors
June 10, 2019
Healthcare employment edges up, though tepid overall
June 10, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries prefer traditional over MA in 1st eligible year
June 7, 2019
Healthcare better for women than other industries, but C-suite rep lags
June 6, 2019
Partners withdraws from Care New England acquisition
June 5, 2019
Industry cheers spirit but not fine print in HHS interoperability rules
June 4, 2019
CVS to open 1.5K HealthHUB stores in next 2 years
June 4, 2019
Utah wants capped Medicaid enrollment, spending
June 3, 2019
ONC exploring ways to streamline electronic prior authorization
June 3, 2019
Heightened drug price scrutiny not likely to hurt insurers much, Fitch says
May 31, 2019
Provider groups slam rate setting in House surprise billing draft legislation
May 30, 2019
More than 60% of consumers interested in data-for-rewards programs
May 30, 2019
UCSF ends proposed affiliation with Dignity over LGBTQ, reproductive rights
May 29, 2019
Physician burnout costs industry $4.6B annually
May 28, 2019
CMS home-based primary care model yields mixed results
May 24, 2019
ONC advisory committee finalizes interoperability rule recommendations
May 23, 2019
Dual eligible MA beneficiaries receive better care at lower costs than FFS
May 22, 2019
MA beneficiaries disproportionately affected by social determinants of health
May 22, 2019
Private payers cover more than 40% of drug costs
May 21, 2019
Express Scripts plans formulary for apps, medical devices
May 17, 2019
Provider demand for accurate patient matching is high, Pew says
May 16, 2019
Nonprofit hospitals on solid footing to handle outside disruption, S&P says
May 15, 2019
HITAC recommends leveraging demographic data to help patient matching
May 14, 2019
Payers not entitled to $12B in risk corridors payments, DOJ says
May 10, 2019
Hospital CEO turnover down 35% from last year
May 9, 2019
Aetna launches app for Apple Watch
May 8, 2019
ACOs less likely to leave Medicare program after 3rd year
May 8, 2019
Payers had best individual market performance in 2018 since ACA began
May 8, 2019
HHS officials defend interoperability rules to Senate critics
May 7, 2019
Seniors switching to MA already have lower costs than traditional Medicare beneficiaries
May 7, 2019
CVS exec: 'We don't discount Amazon'
May 3, 2019
CMS seeks comments on state workarounds to ACA requirements
May 2, 2019
Civica Rx CEO predicts 'stampede' if Amazon's Haven succeeds
April 30, 2019
HHS curbs fines for HIPAA violations
April 29, 2019
Cerner hits Q1 expectations despite bookings drop
April 26, 2019
'Meet PillPack': Amazon rolls out Rx delivery direct marketing
April 24, 2019
Health system M&A recedes slightly in first quarter of 2019
April 24, 2019
Half of middle-income seniors won't be able to afford healthcare, housing in a decade
April 24, 2019
Medicare spending to snowball to 6% of GDP in next 2 decades, trustees predict
April 23, 2019
HHS drops 2nd TEFCA iteration, extends interoperability rules comment period
April 22, 2019
Humana rolls out oncology payment model
April 17, 2019
Hospital M&A hits lowest point in nearly a decade
April 17, 2019
Texas Blue, Sanitas USA to open 10 primary care clinics in Dallas, Houston
April 10, 2019
UnitedHealthcare expands MA bundled payment plan offerings for 2020
April 10, 2019
Walgreens bringing primary care docs to Houston stores with VillageMD partnership
April 10, 2019
Healthcare administrative costs will tally nearly $500B this year
April 9, 2019
MedPAC wants to redesign MA quality bonus program
April 5, 2019
New York, Connecticut health systems merge to form $2.4B provider
April 4, 2019
CMS approves Maine's long-awaited Medicaid expansion
April 4, 2019
Americans' healthcare paradox: 'angst' on costs, overconfidence on quality
April 3, 2019
HHS publishes 340B drug ceiling prices in concession to hospital lobby
April 2, 2019
Wyden floats adding prescription drug comparison tool to EHRs
March 28, 2019
Industry urges slower pace on HHS interoperability rules
March 27, 2019
Scale: blessing or burden for statewide ACOs?
March 27, 2019
As 5G looms, most hospitals watch from the sidelines
March 21, 2019
Specialty drug costs skyrocketed to $32.8B in Medicare Part D in 2015
March 20, 2019
Electronic prior authorization merits wider adoption, health IT, payer groups say
March 20, 2019
Short-term plans, Medicaid waivers, MA benefits dominate AHIP conferences
March 18, 2019
Cambia, BCBS of North Carolina link to form $16B insurer
March 13, 2019
House panel to launch investigation into short-term 'junk' plans
March 13, 2019
HHS hints at cutting 'onerous' substance abuse record rules
March 13, 2019
Trump admin proposes massive cuts to Medicaid, Medicare
March 12, 2019
Trump admin floats publicizing provider-payer negotiated rates
March 7, 2019
Amazon-JPM-Berkshire Hathaway troika has a name: Haven
March 6, 2019
US kidney care getting revamp, HHS officials say
March 4, 2019
MassBio gives report card on state's digital chops
Feb. 28, 2019
CMS updates hospital star ratings for the first time since 2017
Feb. 28, 2019
Amazon's senior leader of healthcare and AI talks disruption, Amazon Web Services
Feb. 25, 2019
Physician burnout down from 2014 peak, report finds
Feb. 22, 2019
US healthcare spending growth to hit 5.5% by 2027, CMS predicts
Feb. 20, 2019
Google Cloud's head of healthcare on data silos, cybersecurity and APIs in the age of the cloud
Feb. 20, 2019
HIMSS19: Lyft looks at nutrition amid population health focus
Feb. 15, 2019
4 main takeaways from HIMSS19
Feb. 15, 2019
Allscripts CEO on interoperability, Lyft and social determinants of health
Feb. 15, 2019
HIMSS19: CMS innovation center could jumpstart interoperability models
Feb. 14, 2019
HIMSS19: CMS plans to host AI challenge, innovation chief says
Feb. 14, 2019
HIMSS19: Private sector catch-up, patient matching and standard APIs dominate first full day
Feb. 13, 2019
HIMSS19: New API coming for Medicare ACOs
Feb. 13, 2019
HIMSS19: CVS, Cigna execs tout pharmacies amid pricing debate
Feb. 13, 2019
Data blocking, standard APIs targeted in long-awaited EHR rules
Feb. 11, 2019
Digital health must catch up to years of hype in 2019, HIMSS says
Jan. 30, 2019
HIMSS19: 5 panels you don't want to miss
Jan. 28, 2019
Financial worries keep hospital CEOs up at night
Jan. 28, 2019
Medicaid advisory panel calls for phasing in DSH allotment reductions
Jan. 25, 2019
Downside risk spurs provider exodus in bundled payment models, GAO says
Jan. 23, 2019
CMS pitches new MA and Part D voluntary payment models
Jan. 18, 2019
HCA's $1.5B buy of Mission gets North Carolina AG nod
Jan. 17, 2019
Traditional players focused on value-based care, interoperability to drive innovation, experts argue
Jan. 16, 2019
Hospital drug spend spiked 19% from 2015-17, coalition says
Jan. 16, 2019
Democrats riding in on blue wave seek more liberal state, local health policies
Jan. 15, 2019
Walmart exits CVS pharmacy benefit network over pricing dispute
Jan. 15, 2019
Dems seek answers from Trump admin on CMMI, ACA
Jan. 11, 2019
How AI could shape the health tech landscape in 2019
Jan. 10, 2019
Women make up only 13% of healthcare CEOs
Jan. 8, 2019
Final ACA federal enrollment tally drops due to cancellations
Jan. 4, 2019
Policy upheaval, tech giant disruption and megamergers: Healthcare Dive's 10 best stories of 2018
Dec. 21, 2018
Information blocking rule blows past deadline
Dec. 18, 2018
Federal judge suggests CVS-Aetna be monitored by outside appointee
Dec. 18, 2018
What to expect after whirlwind ACA ruling
Dec. 17, 2018
4.2M Americans eligible for free ACA coverage, KFF says
Dec. 12, 2018
Lawmakers impatient for ONC interoperability rule
Dec. 11, 2018
Envision, UnitedHealthcare settle fierce nationwide contract squabble
Dec. 11, 2018
MedPAC pitches 2% boost in hospital Medicare payments, merged quality incentive program
Dec. 7, 2018
Telehealth for substance abuse growing quickly, but lags behind mental health usage
Dec. 6, 2018
Trump's deregulatory health agenda chided at conservative forum
Dec. 5, 2018
Status of Ascension-owned DC hospital ER up in air
Dec. 5, 2018
Hire of the Year: Adam Boehler, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Dec. 3, 2018
Telemedicine use among commercially insured skyrocketed since 2005
Nov. 29, 2018
CVS-Aetna megamerger finalized
Nov. 28, 2018
Almost 70% of voters support protection for pre-existing conditions
Nov. 28, 2018
Filming the opioid epidemic: 5 must-see documentaries
Nov. 27, 2018
ECRI launches clinical guidelines site to replace resource HHS shuttered
Nov. 21, 2018
Consumerism (and Amazon) loom over #USNHoT
Nov. 20, 2018
CVS-Aetna merger cleared by California's insurance regulator
Nov. 15, 2018
'Stay tuned,' says Azar: CMMI to take a closer look at social determinants of health
Nov. 14, 2018
Over 4.4M patient records breached in Q3, report finds
Nov. 12, 2018
HHS teases mandatory bundled models in about-face
Nov. 9, 2018
Red states say 'yes' to Medicaid
Nov. 7, 2018
CVS says Aetna merger will close by Thanksgiving
Nov. 6, 2018
9 state healthcare battles to watch Tuesday
Nov. 2, 2018
Morgan Stanley hires first CMO to combat rising healthcare costs
Nov. 1, 2018
CHS sees massive Q3 net loss amid weak volume, aftershocks of HMA settlement
Oct. 30, 2018
LifePoint beats Q3 expectations as RCCH merger looms
Oct. 29, 2018
Risky business: 5 provider strategies to take on downside risk
Oct. 24, 2018
APM adoption up to 34%, but downside risk slow to catch on
Oct. 23, 2018
UnitedHealth to launch 'fully integrated' EHR next year
Oct. 18, 2018
Insurers see broad market opportunities with end-of-life care
Oct. 17, 2018
CVS CEO unfazed by Amazon, focused on closing merger, growth
Oct. 16, 2018
Anthem shells out $16M in largest ever HIPAA fine
Oct. 16, 2018
National Academy of Medicine argues barriers to interoperability are organizational, not technical
Oct. 15, 2018
Arkansas Medicaid work requirements beset by challenges, report finds
Oct. 10, 2018
Wisconsin shelled out $1.1B for uncompensated care in FY17
Oct. 9, 2018
Patient-matching tools viable but nowhere near perfect, Pew says
Oct. 2, 2018
CMS launches online Medicare open enrollment initiative
Oct. 2, 2018
Opioid interventions can curb overprescribing, boost MAT access, JAMA studies show
Sept. 28, 2018
For-profit hospitals show higher rates of readmission
Sept. 20, 2018
AHA, on defense, pitches 340B 'stewardship'
Sept. 19, 2018
Michigan threatens to repeal Medicaid expansion if work requirements not approved
Sept. 12, 2018
PhRMA, hospital war over drug prices heats up
Sept. 6, 2018
Amazon-Berkshire-JPM healthcare venture picks COO
Sept. 5, 2018
California's Verity system files bankruptcy, faces $175M in annual losses
Sept. 4, 2018
CMMI director says agency won't force all providers to assume risk
Aug. 31, 2018
Tennessee health system lawsuit alleges rigged Medicaid contracting by state
Aug. 30, 2018
Payers saw more upgrades in H1 2018, A.M. Best says
Aug. 29, 2018
New hospital ranking looks at customer loyalty
Aug. 27, 2018
Nearly 20% of US hospitals weak or at risk of closing, analysis finds
Aug. 22, 2018
Target hospitals see limited benefits from M&A, report finds
Aug. 21, 2018
Anthem, Walmart partner on MA program aimed at improving OTC access
Aug. 20, 2018
5 key takeaways from hospitals' Q2 results
Aug. 15, 2018
AI can save US insurers $7B in admin costs, Accenture says
Aug. 9, 2018
CHS under EHR meaningful use investigation
Aug. 9, 2018
ACOs using medical home physicians save money, yield higher quality, report finds
Aug. 8, 2018
GM contracting directly with Henry Ford Health System
Aug. 7, 2018
Express Scripts income up, defends PBM model
Aug. 2, 2018
Molina beats expectations with $202M net income for Q2
Aug. 1, 2018
OIG fines eClinicalWorks for failing to report patient safety issues
July 31, 2018
CHS beats Q2 expectations despite drops in revenue, admissions
July 27, 2018
Higher Medicaid rates improved behavioral health, study finds
July 26, 2018
Pharma, medtech spending accounted for 28% of CME funds in 2017
July 26, 2018
CMS reinstates ACA risk-adjustment payments
July 25, 2018
Banner's Epic to Cerner conversion generated medical errors
July 24, 2018
Controversial Anthem ER policy under fire in lawmaker's report
July 20, 2018
Hikma ramping up injectable opioid output for US hospitals
July 19, 2018
Nearly half of antibiotics inappropriate in urgent care, CDC study says
July 18, 2018
Humana study touts telehealth cost cuts, with comparable follow-ups
July 18, 2018
HHS kills clinical guidelines website, cites budget cuts
July 17, 2018
Industry groups launch guide for managing high-need, high-cost patients
July 16, 2018
MA outperforms traditional Medicare for people with chronic conditions, study finds
July 11, 2018
Gottlieb: FDA seeking 'right balance' in regulating opioid prescriptions
July 10, 2018
EHR error rates vary widely across systems, JAMIA study finds
July 9, 2018
Amazon Business' medical supply chain ambitions: 4 things to know
July 6, 2018
CMS proposes home health pay changes, including remote monitoring
July 3, 2018
CareFirst touts $1B saved with patient-centered medical home program
June 29, 2018
More Medicare patients dying at home, JAMA study finds
June 26, 2018
Ascension spins out hospital automation tool service
June 21, 2018
CVS offers at-home Rx delivery amid Amazon threat
June 20, 2018

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