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FTC makes updates to pre-merger policies
The Federal Trade Commission has made changes to a rule meant to improve its ability to detect illegal mergers and acquisitions before they happen, by requiring healthcare companies to provide more information to regulators.
Coverage for weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion by 2034
If Medicare were to cover anti-obesity medications (AOMs), federal spending would increase about $35 million between 2026 and 2034, finds a new Congressional Budget Office report.
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Two major hurricanes that struck the U.S. South over the past couple of weeks, Helene and Milton, have caused healthcare supply chain disruptions that have prompted the federal government to step in.
One major area the government is addressing is the s…
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
While progress toward the adoption of value-based care has been a slow lumber, the healthcare industry is still pushing toward that transition, with UnitedHealth Group weighing in on how best to accelerate that transformation.
Particle Health, Epic resolve dispute but antitrust lawsuit continues
Nonprofit health information exchange network Carequality has finished an investigation into a dispute between Epic and Particle Health regarding the accessibility of patients’ health data.
Texas pauses Medicaid contracts worth $116 billion
The state of Texas is applying the brakes to its new Medicaid contracts, with a Travis County district judge issuing a temporary injunction that stops the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) from carrying out new contracts for the Medicai…
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance clarifying that debt collectors are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts.
Pharma execs charged in $1.3 billion drug scheme
Five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharma sales representatives have been charged by the Department of Justice for the unlawful distribution of about 70 million opioid pills and 30 million doses of other prescription drugs – worth more…
Medicaid insurers ‘missing opportunities’ to improve maternal care
States could do more to require Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to improve access for maternal health, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
In M&A deals, seller size by revenue is significantly above historical norms
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions activity remained steady in the third quarter this year despite ongoing financial pressures in the industry, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest M&A Quarterly Activity Report.
Nineteen hospital and health system deals…
