Rite Aid files for bankruptcy 8 months after exiting Chapter 11

The drugstore retailer said Monday it plans to sell itself and already has some interested national and regional buyers.

By Daphne Howland • Updated May 6, 2025

UnitedHealth names new CEO of Optum

Patrick Conway will replace Heather Cianfrocco, who is being promoted to UnitedHealth’s executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security, the company announced Tuesday.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 30, 2025

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Trump administration deploys DOJ, HHS in crackdown on youth gender-affirming care

The White House issued a fact sheet on Monday detailing its multi-agency push to reduce access to gender-affirming care for minors.

By Susanna Vogel • April 29, 2025

Top Republican calls for 340B reform in long-awaited investigation

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s report calls on Congress to improve program transparency, like requiring covered entities to show how they use 340B funds. Drug groups praised the findings, while hospitals argued the analysis was limited in scope.

By Emily Olsen • Updated April 28, 2025

Data breach at Yale New Haven Health impacts 5.6M people

It’s the largest healthcare breach reported to federal regulators so far this year.

By Emily Olsen • April 24, 2025

Walgreens to pay up to $350M in DOJ opioid settlement

The Justice Department alleged the pharmacy chain knowingly provided prescriptions for large amounts of opioids, filled prescriptions early and completed prescriptions for a dangerous combination of drugs.

By Emily Olsen • April 22, 2025

Arkansas passes law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies

The law in particular will affect CVS and UnitedHealth, both of which operate physical pharmacies in the state along with specialty and mail-order pharmacy businesses.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 21, 2025

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 Rebecca Pifer • April 17, 2025

For medical debt, ‘care now, pay later’ models abound

As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.

By Justin Bachman • April 16, 2025

UnitedHealth to enter mediation with DOJ over Amedisys deal

This summer, UnitedHealth, Amedisys and antitrust regulators will have a magistrate judge’s help in hashing out a solution to the DOJ’s opposition to the merger.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 15, 2025

Tariff turmoil: Hospitals, device makers welcome pause, but fear long-term pain

Healthcare providers and medtech companies still face pressure to find ways to offset potential supply chain shocks despite the latest about-face in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars.

By Susanna Vogel , Susan Kelly • April 10, 2025

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 Rebecca Pifer • April 8, 2025

Texas federal judge strikes down Biden-era nursing home staffing mandate

A conservative judge blocked the policy from going into effect, saying the HHS had overstepped its authority to issue the rule.

By Susanna Vogel • April 8, 2025

Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeal battle

A district judge has again halted the agency’s unilateral plan to cut billions of dollars that support biomedical research, which has already created widespread disruption.

By Ben Unglesbee • April 7, 2025

Tariffs send healthcare industry into ‘unchartered waters’

Provider groups and health systems warn tariffs will test healthcare’s fragile supply chain, threatening to disrupt patient care.

By Susanna Vogel , Susan Kelly • April 4, 2025

Healthcare, medtech industries brace for tariffs

Lobby groups like the American Hospital Association and AdvaMed have so far failed to get medical devices and critical supplies carved out from the Trump administration’s tariffs.

By Susan Kelly , Susanna Vogel • April 3, 2025

Ardent Health names COO

The Tennessee-based provider snagged Dave Caspers from the retail world, where he has held positions at Leslie’s and Walmart Health, according to a company spokesperson.

By Susanna Vogel • April 1, 2025

Marathon Health CEO Jeff Wells on lessons learned 1 year post-merger

Marathon Health has added approximately 100 health centers and integrated its technology platform as it looks to expand access to value-based care.

By Susanna Vogel • April 1, 2025

AI scribes lessen clinician burnout, but financial impact unclear: report

Early adopters of the documentation tools report positive impacts on clinician burnout and cognitive load, but their effect on productivity and financial performance is unclear, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

By Emily Olsen • March 27, 2025

Physician sentiment survey shows returning optimism, decreased quit intentions

A new survey from Athenahealth and the Harris Poll shows physicians are thinking less about quitting their jobs and are more favorable toward AI.

By Susanna Vogel • March 26, 2025

Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, according to researchers and provider groups.

By Susanna Vogel • March 21, 2025

Private equity firms are increasingly buying disability care centers

Over 10 years, private equity firms acquired more than 1,000 disability care providers. But intense pressures to turn a profit could harm quality, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

By Susanna Vogel • March 19, 2025

Hospital-at-home companies DispatchHealth, Medically Home to merge

DispatchHealth CEO Jennifer Webster will lead the combined company once the deal closes, which is expected in mid-2025.

By Emily Olsen • March 19, 2025

MedPAC recommends Congress tie physician pay to inflation for 2026

Industry groups mostly supported the proposal to link payment increases for physicians to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point.

By Susanna Vogel • March 17, 2025

FDA adds hemodialysis devices to shortage list amid B. Braun disruption

The disruption is expected to impact patient care, may require adjustments to the management of hemodialysis patients and could continue through the early fall of 2025.

By Nick Paul Taylor • March 17, 2025