Healthcare CFOs explore M&A, automation and service line cuts in 2024

Companies grappling with liquidity concerns are looking to trim costs and streamline operations, according to a new survey.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 31, 2024

Medicare ACO participation grows in 2024: CMS

However, growth in Medicare's flagship shared savings model has plateaued over the past five years, according to government data.

By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 30, 2024

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Social determinants of health

The focus on social determinants of health has only increased as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the United States.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Appeals court rejects doctors’ challenge to No Surprises Act

A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Appeals Court has dismissed claims from a New York medical group that the law amounts to an unconstitutional seizure of their property.

By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 25, 2024

Lawmakers press Steward Health Care over reports of ‘grave financial distress’

Lawmakers demanded the operator detail how it will "ensure the communities Steward’s hospitals serve are not abandoned" amid financial troubles.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2024

HCA subsidiary acquires two Texas surgery centers

Surgery Ventures’ purchases follow other HCA acquisitions in the state, which is one of the hospital operator’s largest markets.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 23, 2024

HSHS to close Wisconsin hospitals, health centers due to financial challenges

Hospital Sisters Health System is shuttering operations in Western Wisconsin as nonprofits struggle to rebound from pandemic-related challenges.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 23, 2024

Nurse sues UPMC over alleged labor abuses

The lawsuit seeks to represent thousands of other UPMC employees who may have been affected by the nonprofit’s alleged wage suppression and other anticompetitive practices.

By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 23, 2024

Intermountain’s Saltzer Health will close if it can’t find a buyer by spring

The Idaho-based health group has until March 29 to find a buyer for its 11 locations, otherwise the facilities will shutter.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 22, 2024

Implementing high-tech, high-touch digital services to create more personalized, patient-centric care

Improve the patient experience by addressing high interaction volume and channel complexity.

By Jeff Hechemy, Executive Vice President – Healthcare at Teleperformance • Jan. 22, 2024

Billing for patient messages to clinicians is increasing, study finds

An upturn in the number of providers charging for messages suggests organizations now see e-visits as a long-term source of potential revenue, researchers said. 

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 11, 2024

Key hospital and provider trends in 2024

As slim operating margins continue to challenge hospitals, experts predict providers will trim unnecessary expenses and focus on strategic labor investments.

By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 10, 2024

Kentucky-based Baptist Health drops UnitedHealthcare, Centene MA plans

Kentucky-based Baptist Health has gone out of network with UnitedHealthcare and Centene’s WellCare Medicare Advantage plans after failing to agree to contract terms.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 10, 2024

Mortality rates low for hospital-at-home patients, study finds

The study could support extending acute hospital care at home, researchers said. Currently, a pandemic-era waiver for the programs is set to expire at the end of the year.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 9, 2024

Providers push back on info blocking penalties

Provider groups argued for changes in financial penalties and more information on an appeals process. 

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 8, 2024

Amazon launches chronic condition management portal; Omada nabs first partnership

The new program surfaces eligible benefits for weight management, diabetes and other cardiometabolic conditions when users search Amazon for related devices, like a glucose monitor.

By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 8, 2024

Lilly launches online service for home delivery of weight loss drug

The program is a test of a new kind of drug delivery model aimed at connecting patients to physicians and helping them obtain prescriptions.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 4, 2024

Mask mandates return to health facilities amid soaring COVID, flu cases

New York City yesterday joined Chicago, Los Angeles, Massachusetts and other communities in reinstating mask mandates to reduce the spread of viruses. 

By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 4, 2024

Walgreens nearly halfway through planned VillageMD clinic closures

The pharmacy chain announced last quarter that it would exit clinics in underperforming markets as it focuses on driving profitability in its healthcare segment.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 4, 2024

Cano accelerates turnaround plan after NYSE delisting notice

The struggling primary care chain is now targeting $290 million in cost reductions by the end of this year.

By Emily Olsen • Jan. 3, 2024

Predictions on 2024 healthcare M&A trends: What leaders need to know

A shift in funding sources, new regulatory policies in Medicare and technology advances may influence M&A in the sector next year, according to Samantha Prokop from law firm Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart.

By Samantha L. Prokop • Dec. 22, 2023

Steward Health Care hit with False Claims Act lawsuit

The suit alleges a Steward-run hospital improperly billed Medicare for more than 1,000 false claims.

By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 20, 2023

No Surprises Act dispute portal reopens again amid ‘challenging’ policy rollout

The CMS has repeatedly stopped and restarted arbitration this year as court cases snarl regulatory efforts to resolve surprise billing disputes.

By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 18, 2023

Supreme Court to rule on abortion pill access

The court's decision on mifepristone, expected by June, could have far-reaching implications for the FDA. 

By Delilah Alvarado • Dec. 13, 2023

Google reveals new generative AI models for healthcare

MedLM, which currently includes two models, has been tested by HCA and Accenture.

By Emily Olsen • Dec. 13, 2023

House passes bill targeting price transparency, site-neutral payments, PBMs

Hospitals have lobbied against the site-neutral payment policies included in the bipartisan legislation.

By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 12, 2023