Susan Morse

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Amazon reportedly to cut hundreds of healthcare jobs

Amazon is reportedly cutting over 100 jobs at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to a letter to employees from Amazon Healthcare Services executive Neil Lindsay.

Cano Health files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Cano Health and its affiliated entities have voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Baby boomer ‘peak’ added to Cigna’s decision to sell MA business

Medicare Advantage is facing challenging times.

HIMSSCast: Foundation of good data drives enrollment, claims payment and member satisfaction 

Digital transformation in the payer industry means moving beyond the status quo. Insurance and the ways payers interact with members, especially new members in the enrollment process, are ripe for technology upgrades, according to Gary Davis, national …

Tenet announces sale of seven hospitals in South Carolina and California

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced yesterday that it has completed the sale of three of its hospitals in South Carolina to Novant Health for approximately $2.4 billion. 
It has also entered into a definitive agreement with UCI Health for the sale o…

Tenet announces sale of seven hospitals in South Carolina and California

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced yesterday that it has completed the sale of three of its hospitals in South Carolina to Novant Health for approximately $2.4 billion. 
It has also entered into a definitive agreement with UCI Health for the sale o…

Medicare Advantage insurers get a 3.7% payment increase in proposed update

Medicare Advantage payments are expected to increase on average by 3.7%, or over $16 billion, from 2024 to 2025, as proposed, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

HCA plans on $5 billion in capital spending this year

HCA Healthcare plans on making $5 billion in capital investments this year, with a large concentration in outpatient facilities.

16 million have lost Medicaid coverage since redeterminations began

Ten months after states began the redetermination process, an estimated 16 million beneficiaries have lost Medicaid coverage, according to KFF analysis.

FTC blocks Novant Health’s deal to buy two CHS hospitals

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Novant Health $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Community Health Systems, saying the proposal would likely increase annual healthcare costs by several million dollars.