Finances: Page 5

  • President Donald Trump waves before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Trump releases 2026 budget including heavy healthcare cuts

    White House officials say the budget, which would slash the HHS’ discretionary funding by 26%, is necessary to curb government bloat. Medical groups say it amounts to an attack on biomedical funding and public health.

    By • May 5, 2025
  • Doctor working with mobile phone and stethoscope in modern office.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Eide Bailly

    How to build financial resilience in healthcare

    How leaders can navigate the ever-shifting landscape of healthcare to set their organizations up for success.

    May 5, 2025
  • A woman talking to a doctor via a video chat on her smartphone using the Amwell platform.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Amwell
    Image attribution tooltip

    Amwell narrows losses in Q1 amid military contract rollout

    The telehealth firm has deployed its product for scheduled virtual visits across the Military Health System. CFO and COO Mark Hirschhorn called it “the most significant growth initiative in our company’s history."

    By • May 2, 2025
  • cigna signage at a beach event
    Image attribution tooltip
    Julia Rendleman via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Cigna doubles down on GLP-1 support programs with 2 new launches

    On Friday, the company’s health services unit Evernorth unveiled new programs in a reliable growth area: helping payers manage GLP-1 utilization. Cigna also posted first quarter results well above analyst forecasts.

    By • May 2, 2025
  • Three phones showing UpLift's virtual mental healthcare services.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Teladoc Health
    Image attribution tooltip

    Teladoc acquires mental health firm UpLift as BetterHelp earnings slide

    The deal boosts BetterHelp’s ability to accept insurance coverage, offering “a potential avenue out of the less-stable cash pay market,” one analyst said.

    By • Updated May 1, 2025
  • Aetna headquarters building with the Aetna logo on its facade.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    CVS plans to exit ACA individual exchanges, strikes Wegovy deal with Novo Nordisk

    Aetna is once again retreating from the Affordable Care Act market, while its parent company notched a deal with Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk that should expand access to its in-demand GLP-1 at the expense of Eli Lilly’s.

    By • May 1, 2025
  • A computer tomography machine has two screens on the sides showing patient results.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of GE Healthcare
    Image attribution tooltip

    GE Healthcare slashes 2025 profit forecast on tariff impact

    CFO Jay Saccaro said the company is looking at strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs, including more dual sourcing and making products where they are consumed.

    By Susan Kelly • April 30, 2025
  • An illustration of a large dollar coin with medical supplies flying in the foreground is positioned on an analysis tracking chart background.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Illustration: Xavier Lalanne-Tauzia for Industry Dive

    Image attribution tooltip

    Tenet will stay the course on M&A, despite turbulence in Washington

    Executives said uncertainties about tariffs and Medicaid have not altered the health system’s core priority to grow its ambulatory services business.

    By • April 30, 2025
  • The exterior of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Supreme Court rules against hospitals in DSH formula case

    “The hospitals have lost at every stage of this litigation,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in the court’s majority opinion.

    By • April 30, 2025
  • Flags fly outside the New York Stock Exchange building in New York City.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Spencer Platt / Staff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Humana posts ‘really good’ first quarter on stable medical costs

    Despite the outperformance, the payer’s stock was largely flat following the earnings release — a market reaction that reflects the uncertainty facing Humana.

    By • April 30, 2025
  • An illustration of a large dollar coin with medical supplies flying in the foreground is positioned on an analysis tracking chart background.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Illustration: Xavier Lalanne-Tauzia for Industry Dive

    Image attribution tooltip

    UHS sees behavioral health volumes drop in Q1

    The health system maintained its guidance for the full year and said it could turn around performance in its behavioral health segment.

    By • April 29, 2025
  • An illustration of a large dollar coin with medical supplies flying in the foreground is positioned on an analysis tracking chart background.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Illustration: Xavier Lalanne-Tauzia for Industry Dive

    Image attribution tooltip

    HCA grows revenue in Q1, reaffirms 2025 outlook

    Although HCA beat the street’s expectations for profit in the first quarter, analysts said reaffirming its guidance is a “prudent” move given possible headwinds from Washington.

    By • April 28, 2025
  • four people talking in a group
    Image attribution tooltip

    PeopleImages/Envato Elements

    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Cedar Gate Technologies

    The secrets to success with bundled payments in healthcare

    Bundled payment models are growing in healthcare. Here is the blueprint for success.

    April 28, 2025
  • Centene's headquarters in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb outside of St. Louis.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Samantha Liss/Healthcare Dive
    Image attribution tooltip

    Centene raises outlook for revenue — and costs — in 2025

    Centene’s first-quarter results didn’t appear to quell investor concerns about volatility in the health insurance market.

    By • Updated April 25, 2025
  • An illustration of a large dollar coin with medical supplies flying in the foreground is positioned on an analysis tracking chart background.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Illustration: Xavier Lalanne-Tauzia for Industry Dive

    Image attribution tooltip

    CHS emphasizes divestitures, strong volumes in Q1 earnings

    The Franklin, Tennessee-based system continued to deleverage its portfolio during the quarter, boosted volumes and “held the line” on supply expenses, CEO Tim Hingtgen said.

    By • April 24, 2025
  • People seen walking down Wall Street.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Spencer Platt via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Molina reports mixed Q1, says Medicaid rates are increasing

    The California-based insurer’s results were “good enough,” one analyst said.

    By • April 24, 2025
  • Elevance headquarters is a large white and brown building surrounding a grassy quad.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Elevance Health
    Image attribution tooltip

    Elevance brushes off fears of spiking Medicare Advantage costs

    Investors balked last week after UnitedHealth reported first-quarter MA utilization grew at twice its expected rate. Yet Elevance said spending was in line with expectations, a development one analyst called surprising.

    By • April 22, 2025
  • UnitedHealth Group office
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of UnitedHealth Group
    Image attribution tooltip

    UnitedHealth posts ‘unacceptable’ first quarter, slashes 2025 guidance

    The healthcare juggernaut’s results came in unusually below Wall Street’s expectations and caused its stock to plummet Thursday. The development bodes ill for the rest of the managed care sector, analysts said.

    By • April 17, 2025
  • A person speaks at a podium in front of a large, out-of-focus painting.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs

    The Commerce Department has begun a so-called Section 232 investigation into the national security effects of the U.S. importing pharmaceuticals and their starting materials.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Updated April 14, 2025
  • The HHS in DC
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Medicare proposes 2.4% pay hike for inpatient hospitals next year

    The rate increase is the lowest since 2019. The American Hospital Association slammed it as inadequate.

    By • April 14, 2025
  • A stethoscope rests on a pile of $100 bills.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Late-stage digital health funding rebounds in Q1: Rock Health

    The median deal size for late-stage funding rounds was $105 million, nearly double the $55 million check size across 2024.

    By • April 9, 2025
  • Walgreens Pharmacy sign logo
    Image attribution tooltip
    Joe Raedle via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Walgreens shrinks losses as Sycamore take-private deal nears

    Walgreens also withdrew its 2025 financial guidance, citing the pending take-private deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year.

    By • April 8, 2025
  • Shot of CVS Pharmacy logo
    Image attribution tooltip
    Mario Tama via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    CVS taps former UPS finance chief as new CFO

    Brian Newman will guide CVS’ finances at a challenging time for the retail pharmacy and health insurance giant. Still, CVS also said on Tuesday it could exceed previously issued guidance in 2025.

    By • April 8, 2025
  • UnitedHealth Group office
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of UnitedHealth Group
    Image attribution tooltip

    UnitedHealth shareholders withdraw effort to force transparency on coverage denials

    The faith-based shareholders’ proposal was challenged by UnitedHealth twice, thanks to a recent SEC guidance change the shareholders slammed as unfair. They could still reintroduce it next year.

    By • April 7, 2025
  • A gavel rests on a pile of money wrapped with a stethoscope.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    More Americans say they can’t afford healthcare: Gallup

    Roughly 29 million people, or 11% of those surveyed, said they were unable to afford medication and care within the past three months.

    By • April 4, 2025