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UVA Health Children’s expanding neonatal intensive care unit
UVA Health Children’s in Charlottesville, Virginia is expanding its neonatal intensive care unit, nearly doubling the number of beds due to a rising need for newborn care in the area.
Arkansas governor backs bill to ban PBMs from owning pharmacies
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has advanced legislation that would seek to bar pharmacy benefit managers from also owning pharmacies, claiming that PBMs are taking advantage of lax regulations.
According to Sanders, PBMs take advantage of thi…
Elevance health meets expectations with $2.2B in Q1 profit
Despite elevated medical costs, Elevance Health managed to perform more or less in line with expectations in the first quarter, bringing in $2.2 billion in profit, a slight decrease from the $2.25 billion in profit reported in Q1 2024.
Revenue was up y…
Nurses decry potential HHS funding cuts
The American Nurses Association has expressed concerns over a leaked draft of the Trump administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, saying cuts to federal nursing research and workforce development would hamper the national healthcare system…
Supreme Court to hear arguments on ACA requirement to cover preventive services
The Supreme Court today is hearing arguments in a case revolving around the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which determines which preventive services must be covered by the Affordable Care Act at no cost to the patient.
UnitedHealth’s stock drops 23% after ‘unusual and unacceptable’ performance
UnitedHealth Group’s profits took a big year-over-year leap, according to its newly released first-quarter earnings, but it cut its earnings guidance due to unexpectedly higher care costs in its Medicare Advantage business.
CMS denies Humana’s Medicare Advantage star ratings appeal
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rejected an appeal from Humana to improve the latter’s Medicare Advantage star ratings, which could cost the insurer significant revenue in 2026.
On April 15, Humana and American for Beneficiary Choice…
AdventHealth to begin construction on new $43.2 million cancer institute
Construction will soon begin on the AdventHealth Cancer Institute at Winter Garden, a $43.2 million investment from AdventHealth designed as a response to the growing demand for cancer care in the West Orange and South Lake counties of Florida.
Physician pay rises, but attitudes about compensation are declining
Average pay for physicians rose 3.6% during 2024, a new Medscape report has found, but it’s one of the lower raises since the company began tracking physician compensation in 2011, and the overall sentiment among physicians regarding fair compensation …
Ascension Saint Thomas, PathPoint partner on metabolic health
Tennessee-based health system Ascension Saint Thomas is entering into a joint venture with PathPoint Health, a metabolic care provider, to help individuals prevent and manage metabolic conditions, including diabetes and obesity.
