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Judge halts Trump freeze on grants as states report healthcare payment portals back online
States and providers regained access to a key healthcare payments portal amid widespread backlash over the Trump administration’s decision to halt federal aid.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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Lawmakers report states shut out of Medicaid payment portals following Trump funding freeze
Other payment systems also appear to be offline, suggesting a broader shutdown of federal portals related to grants and funding.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated Jan. 28, 2025 -
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TrendlineProvider burnout
Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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Healthcare bankruptcies declined in 2024: report
Still, bankruptcy filings remained elevated, with the sector reaching the second-highest amount in the past six years, according to healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Trump freezes federal grants with big potential impact on providers, Medicaid
Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Americans mixed on potential Trump healthcare priorities: KFF poll
About half of respondents said the nation should spend more on Medicaid and Medicare — a potential challenge for the Trump administration looking to cut costs.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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Deep DiveProviders to target efficiency, supply chain resilience in 2025
Health systems will work to expand their supply chains and ink nontraditional partnerships in 2025, while trimming excessive AI programs and nonclinical staff.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling millions of illegal prescriptions, including opioids
Walgreens countersued the government the same day. Analysts said a settlement is likely.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 21, 2025 -
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Welsh Carson agrees to pare back anesthesia market power to avoid new FTC suit
Antitrust regulators have reached a deal with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe that doesn’t penalize the private equity firm for rolling up the market for anesthesia services in Texas, but tries to prevent it from happening again.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 17, 2025 -
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UnitedHealth reaches record revenue in 2024, though profit falls
UnitedHealth’s net income plummeted to its lowest level since 2019 amid hefty costs, including some from the Change cyberattack. CEO Andrew Witty also remembered slain executive Brian Thompson on a Thursday morning call.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 16, 2025 -
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Walgreens makes progress on turnaround in Q1, though losses grow
Despite a $265 million net loss, investors saw reason for optimism in the quarter, including renegotiated pharmacy contracts and the closure of 70 underperforming stores.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Deep DiveStates curb CON laws to boost bed capacity
The COVID-19 pandemic and population growth have led many states to scale back or eliminate Certificate of Need laws, which require providers to get regulatory approval before expanding or adding healthcare facilities.
By Michael Brady • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Biden signs funding bill extending telehealth flexibilities, but no relief for doctors — or PBM reform
Physician groups slammed Congress for allowing a 2.8% cut to their Medicare pay to go into effect.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 23, 2024 -
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Opinion7 bold policies to reshape rural healthcare
The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.
By R. Shawn Martin • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024
Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise last year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension.
By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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MedPAC supports add-on payments for low-income Medicare patient care
Commissioners on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission also largely supported recommendations to increase pay for physicians and other health professionals slightly less than inflation in 2026.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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‘Research that’s desperately needed’: White House conference spotlights women’s health
“Sometimes the most under-hyped sectors are the best places to build very large businesses,” said one venture investor who attended last week’s event.
By Delilah Alvarado • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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CareTrust REIT continues acquisition spree with $97M deal
The real estate investment trust also finalized its purchase of 14 skilled nursing facilities first announced in October.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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CareMax could lay off 530 people, including executives
However, the ultimate decision as to which — if any — employees will be cut depends on pending sales of CareMax’s management services organization and clinical centers.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Corewell Health to adopt Abridge’s AI documentation tool
The deployment is one of Abridge’s largest health system partnerships, said CEO Shiv Rao. The product will be available to 4,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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AI adoption for medical imaging soars: Klas Research
More than half of survey respondents reported using an AI algorithm for at least one imaging use case, compared with just 17% in 2018.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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8 experts on leveraging AI in healthcare
Healthcare organizations must carefully vet AI tools, address patient concerns and keep an eye on standards and regulation, according to industry experts who spoke at a Healthcare Dive virtual event.
By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Hospices owned by private equity firms underperform nonprofit facilities, study says
The JAMA study comes as federal regulators scrutinize private equity’s role in healthcare.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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VillageMD CEO Tim Barry steps down
Barry has left VillageMD during a difficult time for the value-based medical group, which has dragged down the finances of majority owner Walgreens.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Tenet to deploy Commure’s AI scribe at physician network
The deal comes weeks after Commure partnered with another for-profit provider, HCA Healthcare, and acquired AI documentation firm Augmedix.
By Emily Olsen • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Healthcare costs are going to increase by double digits again, per WTW
While some factors are out of employers’ control, it’s up to companies to balance rising costs with budget expectations, experts said.
By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 21, 2024
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