Samantha Liss

115 articles by Samantha Liss

• Private equity deals set record in healthcare sector

  April 18, 2019

• UnitedHealth CEO's 'Medicare for All' bashing sends payer, provider shares tumbling

  April 17, 2019

• MA growth helps fuel UnitedHealth's 9% Q1 revenue bump

  April 16, 2019

• Sutter to pay $30M to settle Medicare Advantage overpayment allegations

  April 15, 2019

• GM exec calls for more pressure on consolidating healthcare companies

  April 12, 2019

• PBMs escape Senate hearing largely unscathed

  April 10, 2019

• CMMI asks for ideas on post-acute care payment model at AHA annual meeting

  April 9, 2019

• CVS-Aetna judge to hear testimony from critics next month

  April 5, 2019

• AG to appeal after judge refuses to extend UPMC-Highmark decree

  April 4, 2019

• Cigna, Express Scripts promise to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs

  April 3, 2019

• Hospital, doctor lobbies support surprise billing protections — but not bundled payments

  April 3, 2019

• Uninsured, Medicaid patients more likely to be transferred, JAMA study shows

  April 2, 2019

• Centene, WellCare union likely to raise antitrust concerns

  March 29, 2019

• Centene $17B WellCare buy will boost Medicare footprint

  March 27, 2019

• ACA exchange enrollment dips by 300K

  March 26, 2019

• Private equity sees ripe opportunity in healthcare this year

  March 25, 2019

• Nearly 70% of air ambulance transports in 2017 put patients at risk of balance bills, GAO says

  March 21, 2019

• Ascension's longtime CEO Anthony Tersigni to retire at year's end

  March 21, 2019

• Blues challenge UPMC, call Highmark contract dispute 'of its own making'

  March 13, 2019

• How HCA defies industry trends with 19 straight quarters of admission gains

  March 13, 2019

• Centene and its PBM partner promise disruption, but analysts are skeptical

  March 7, 2019

• Judge rules against UnitedHealth behavioral unit over claims denials

  March 6, 2019

• Ascension hires first chief community impact officer

  March 4, 2019

• With latest Grassley probe, hospitals can expect invitations to talk

  Feb. 27, 2019

• Tenet's patient volumes face sustained pressure

  Feb. 26, 2019

• UPMC fires back at state AG, seeks to join BCBS antitrust lawsuit

  Feb. 22, 2019

• CVS 2019 guidance disappoints amid major headwinds

  Feb. 20, 2019

• DOJ sticking with CVS-Aetna merger pact despite negative public comments

  Feb. 19, 2019

• Charitable enough? UPMC case highlights increased scrutiny of nonprofit hospitals

  Feb. 15, 2019

• Molina saw membership drop in 2018, but net income rose substantially

  Feb. 12, 2019

• Judge denies Oscar injunction over exclusive broker policies in Florida

  Feb. 7, 2019

• Cerner Q4 disappoints but CEO pledges to do better

  Feb. 6, 2019

• Anthem's PBM will trail nation's largest as it looks to compete sooner

  Feb. 5, 2019

• Centene's ACA exchange business boosts earnings

  Feb. 5, 2019

• Amazon's PillPack secures more state licenses, could be eyeing national rollout

  Feb. 4, 2019

• Insurer costs vary widely in ACA exchange: GAO report

  Jan. 30, 2019

• Anthem accelerates launch of PBM IngenioRx

  Jan. 30, 2019

• CVS-Aetna to offer Apple Watch app for members

  Jan. 29, 2019

• Ascension eliminates exec positions amid restructuring

  Jan. 23, 2019

• Number of uninsured adults reaches post-ACA high

  Jan. 23, 2019

• Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

  Jan. 14, 2019

• Judge orders DOJ to continue CVS-Aetna review despite government shutdown

  Jan. 14, 2019

• Government shutdown poses another hiccup for CVS-Aetna

  Jan. 10, 2019

• High-cost Medicare patients more likely to be younger, low-income

  Jan. 9, 2019

• JPM19: Molina CEO confronts 'misperceptions'

  Jan. 8, 2019

• Centene inks deal to buy Arkansas health plan from CHI

  Jan. 7, 2019

• Uncompensated care costs flat in 2017 despite uptick in uninsured

  Jan. 4, 2019

• HHS issues voluntary guidelines amid rise of cyberattacks

  Jan. 2, 2019

• Q&A with Jefferson Health's new chief medical social media officer

  Dec. 27, 2018

• CMS proposes changes to risk adjustment payments for MA plans

  Dec. 21, 2018

• Walgreens teams up with Alphabet's Verily on medication adherence pilot

  Dec. 20, 2018

• ACA ruling could upend Medicaid expansion

  Dec. 19, 2018

• Cigna-Express Scripts deal complete

  Dec. 19, 2018

• CMS raises questions over ties between accrediting agencies, healthcare facilities

  Dec. 19, 2018

• As providers merge, states look to supercede FTC

  Dec. 18, 2018

• CVS, DOJ defend marriage as judge remains skeptical

  Dec. 17, 2018

• California, New York OK Cigna-Express Scripts deal with conditions

  Dec. 14, 2018

• Ardent Health Services files for IPO

  Dec. 13, 2018

• Allscripts to sell stake in Netsmart for $525M

  Dec. 11, 2018

• Physician demand grew 7% this year, outpacing 2017, Doximity says

  Dec. 5, 2018

• Not so fast: Judge delays CVS-Aetna closure, instructs companies to remain separate

  Dec. 4, 2018

• Payer of the Year: Anthem

  Dec. 3, 2018

• Disruptor of the Year: Amazon

  Dec. 3, 2018

• Banner Health income plummets 44% in first 9 months of 2018

  Nov. 30, 2018

• Beth Israel-Lahey Health merger cleared with conditions, including price cap

  Nov. 30, 2018

• Advocacy groups push back against CMS protected drugs claims

  Nov. 29, 2018

• UnitedHealth Group expects revenues to top $240B next year

  Nov. 28, 2018

• Amazon software can analyze patient medical records: WSJ

  Nov. 28, 2018

• CMS aims to tackle drug costs by giving payers more bargaining power

  Nov. 27, 2018

• California imposes conditions on CHI-Dignity Health merger

  Nov. 26, 2018

• U.S. News & World Report to tweak best hospital rankings #USNHoT

  Nov. 21, 2018

• Walgreens, Humana in talks to deepen partnership, WSJ reports

  Nov. 21, 2018

• Ascension sees greater shift toward outpatient care in Q1

  Nov. 20, 2018

• Tailoring master plans for the uncertainties of tomorrow #USNHoT

  Nov. 20, 2018

• Oscar calls foul over BCBS' exclusive broker policy in Florida

  Nov. 14, 2018

• It's final: Amazon pegs NYC, Virginia for HQ2 (with nod to Nashville)

  Nov. 13, 2018

• Post midterm win, Medicaid backers eye expansion in more red states

  Nov. 12, 2018

• CMS to scrutinize premium subsidy eligibility, expands contraception exemptions

  Nov. 8, 2018

• ACA, hospitals win as health focus helps Dems flip House

  Nov. 7, 2018

• Tenet Q3 results 'mixed at best' with lower admissions, net loss

  Nov. 6, 2018

• Shareholder sues over 'doomed' Anthem-Cigna transaction

  Nov. 5, 2018

• Hospitals slammed with $380M in CMS cuts, industry cries foul

  Nov. 2, 2018

• 9 state healthcare battles to watch Tuesday

  Nov. 2, 2018

• A timeline of Anthem's bold payment policies (and the fallout)

  Oct. 31, 2018

• Anthem grows Medicare business as overall membership dips

  Oct. 31, 2018

• HCA net income soars 78% despite hurricanes

  Oct. 30, 2018

• Look out device makers — Amazon to sell glucose monitors, blood pressure cuffs

  Oct. 29, 2018

• Universal Health Services Q3 income spikes 22%

  Oct. 26, 2018

• Status quo or blue wave? How the midterms could hit healthcare companies

  Oct. 25, 2018

• Loss of pre-existing condition protections would hit 100M, Avalere says

  Oct. 24, 2018

• CEO Matt Eyles on why AHIP will probably have to change its name

  Oct. 23, 2018

• Centene Q3 income down significantly, membership up

  Oct. 23, 2018

• #AHIPMMD: Optum touts social determinants, Medicaid popularity up

  Oct. 19, 2018

• #AHIPMMD speakers mull role of government regulation in healthcare

  Oct. 17, 2018

• #AHIPMMD: Verma touts MA growth, blasts Medicare for all

  Oct. 17, 2018

• 'Nowhere to hide' for rivals after blockbuster CVS-Aetna deal

  Oct. 11, 2018

• Texas fines Humana for lack of in-network anesthesiologists

  Oct. 10, 2018

• DOJ clears CVS-Aetna union

  Oct. 10, 2018

• Trinity Health's financial results weighed down by EHR costs

  Oct. 9, 2018

• Dignity Health reports FY18 income boost

  Oct. 8, 2018

• Hospitals give patients conflicting information on obtaining records, study finds

  Oct. 5, 2018

• CVS, Aetna defend merger potential to Connecticut regulators

  Oct. 5, 2018

• NYC Health + Hospitals looks to turn around declining outpatient operations

  Oct. 4, 2018

• Intermountain's Liljenquist on price transparency, insulin and having 3 brothers with diabetes

  Oct. 3, 2018

• Top Texas health systems agree to merge

  Oct. 1, 2018

• Aetna sells Medicare Part D business to WellCare subsidiary

  Sept. 27, 2018

• New York regulator warns CVS-Aetna merger could raise prices, reduce consumer choice

  Sept. 26, 2018

• CVS execs promote proposed Aetna merger as cost saver

  Sept. 25, 2018

• Oklahoma hospital turns to go GoFundMe to stay afloat

  Sept. 20, 2018

• Why payers are gobbling up PBMs

  Sept. 18, 2018

• Cigna-Express Scripts merger cleared by DOJ

  Sept. 17, 2018

• Newly merged Advocate-Aurora sees 20% drop in operating income

  Sept. 12, 2018

• Ascension exits Northwest with sale of Washington hospital

  Sept. 6, 2018

• Premiums rise when hospitals buy doctor practices, study finds

  Sept. 6, 2018

• Bon Secours, Mercy Health finalize merger

  Sept. 6, 2018