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MACPAC calls for greater transparency amid steep rise in Medicaid directed payments
Dramatic growth in an opaque Medicaid funding mechanism is exacerbating concerns about the program’s fiscal integrity — while spurring financial gains for the hospital industry.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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Novant Health closes UCI Medical Affiliates acquisition
The deal includes more than 70 urgent care and physical therapy clinics, which Novant said would complement its portfolio in South Carolina.
By Emily Olsen • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Surprise BillingFederal government notches rare win in surprise billing lawsuit
Last week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the federal government’s original interpretation of the No Surprises Act in determining how a key metric in billing disputes is calculated.
By Sydney Halleman • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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Physicians, hospitals decry 2025 Medicare payment rates
Physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 2.9% next year if Congress doesn’t stop the cuts. Meanwhile, reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments is rising 2.9%.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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Pennsylvania attorney general sues Prospect Medical alleging ‘corporate greed’
The lawsuit argues Prospect broke the terms of its agreement to purchase Pennsylvania system Crozer Health and seeks to stop the hospital operator from closing more facilities.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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Demand for services boosts Tenet’s third-quarter revenue to $5.1B
Despite beating estimates for revenue, the health system lowered the upper end of its full year revenue outlook. Analysts said the revision was due in part to the sale of some hospitals.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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HCA logs $50M hurricane hit in Q3, expects greater loss in Q4
The for-profit giant affirmed its full-year revenue guidance, but executives said the ongoing impact of the storms would likely cause the operator to come in “on the lower half” of its range.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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Deep Dive // HLTH24AI could be a game changer, but healthcare needs to be ‘exceedingly careful’
Artificial intelligence tools could help solve workforce challenges. Implementation, however, can be difficult, pushing organizations to consider less risky administrative and back-office tasks first.
By Emily Olsen • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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Providence, Compassus to form joint venture offering home health care
Home health is already a lucrative market, and Providence expects demand for services to only grow as patients age, according to CFO Greg Hoffman.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 25, 2024 -
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HLTH24‘AI arms race’ underway as payers, providers jockey for upper hand in claims review
Payers currently have a leg up when using AI to review claims, but providers could soon catch up, experts say.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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Amazon’s One Medical, Cleveland Clinic partner to build primary care clinics in Ohio
The academic medical giant is the latest health system to notch a deal with One Medical, defraying the cost of expansion for the primary care chain while creating a valuable source of referrals for the hospital.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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UHS, HCA could see financial boost from growth in state-directed payments for Medicaid services
Higher payments in four states could increase the hospital operators' profitability in the near term, according to analysts.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 16, 2024 -
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FTC increases premerger reporting requirements over provider objections
Companies will be required to disclose more information about minority investors and past M&A activity. Provider groups said the new requirements would be burdensome for hospitals.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Fresenius Medical Care increasing IV, dialysis solutions production to alleviate shortages
B. Braun and Fresenius Medical Care said they will make more crucial products as the U.S. faces shortages following Hurricane Helene’s damage to a Baxter manufacturing facility.
By Ricky Zipp • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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OpinionWhen managing a healthcare practice, what’s the value of prevention?
Here are the legal issues providers need to know as litigation increases around healthcare fraud and abuse, according to two experts.
By Nadia de la Houssaye and Donald W. Washington • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Baxter ups IV fluid allocations amid supply shortages
As hospitals around the U.S. report IV fluid shortages, Baxter has increased supply allocations for direct customers and distributors. It plans to return to 90% to 100% allocation of certain supplies by the end of 2024.
By Ricky Zipp • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Hurricane Milton disrupts infrastructure, could trigger more hospital evacuations in Florida
While Florida hospitals largely withstood the worst of the hurricane’s impacts, disruptions to public services could result in more patient transfers in the coming days.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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Baxter says no structural damage at North Carolina site hit by Hurricane Helene
The facility also has access to water and power. Baxter expects to share production plans over the next two weeks.
By Elise Reuter • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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AHA asks Biden administration for relief amid IV fluid shortage from Hurricane Helene
Hospitals are contending with shortages of the life-saving supplies after Hurricane Helene damaged operations at a key manufacturing plant in North Carolina, according to the American Hospital Association.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Sponsored by SMG3RxSMG3Rx and Zebra establish clinical mobility to major medical system
SMG3Rx and Zebra Technologies integrated clinical mobility into a hospital network to support better patient outcomes. See how.
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CMS should take stronger stance on hospital pricing compliance: GAO
The CMS fails to check hospitals’ pricing data for accuracy and completeness, raising questions about whether the data can be used as intended to help payers and patients shop for services, according to the government agency.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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CHS offloads two North Carolina hospitals to Iredell Health
The sale offers a lifeline for struggling Davis Regional Psychiatric Hospital, which stakeholders worried could close after CHS’ deal to sell the facility to Novant Health fell through in June.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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UHS forced to pay more damages related to child sexual abuse allegations at behavioral care facilities
The health system has been hit with a combined $895 million in damages this year related to alleged child abuse at some of its behavioral health subsidiaries.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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HCA’s Mission Hospital in North Carolina still without running water days after Hurricane Helene hits
Mission Hospital’s emergency department is at double capacity as supply shortages create processing delays, nurses told Healthcare Dive.
By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Top healthcare conferences to plan for in 2025
Here are notable events hospital, payer and tech executives should consider attending in the second half of the year, running the gamut from digital health to financial management to medical innovation.
By Sydney Halleman • Updated June 30, 2025
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