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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.
Inpatient psychiatric facilities get 2.4% increase in proposed rule
Psychiatric facilities will get a 2.4% increase under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2026.
CMS proposing 2.4% increase for hospice care
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks to increase the hospice payment rate by 2.4% – an estimated increase of $695 million in payments from fiscal year 2025.
CMS proposes 2.8% skilled nursing facility payment bump
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year 2026.
