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Medicaid to cover traditional Tribal community healthcare
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is allowing Medicaid coverage of traditional healthcare practices provided by Indian Health Services facilities, Tribal facilities and urban Indian organizations.
BCBS reaches $2.8 billion settlement agreement
Blue Cross Blue Shield has reached a tentative agreement to pay $2.8 billion to settle an antitrust lawsuit with providers, according to records filed in federal court in Alabama on Monday.
Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to pay $2.8 billion to settl…
UnitedHealth Group’s Q3 earnings show impact of Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group’s third quarter earnings reflect the fallout of the Change ransomware attack from February, according to the Q3 earnings released Tuesday..
HIMSSCast: Is private equity the bad guy in healthcare?
There’s been lots of scrutiny around private equity investment in healthcare.
The argument against private equity is that it is concerned with short-term profits, which fits neither the nature nor culture of healthcare.
However, healthcare needs privat…
Four health systems form Longitude Health
Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Novant Health, and Providence have formed Longitude Health, an organization that said it would invest in solutions built by them, for patients.
The founding health system members will collect…
See the list: 7 plans, compared to 38 last year, receive 5 stars in the MA Star Ratings
Only seven plans received 5 stars for Parts C and D performance in the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Thursday.
MA prior authorization bill gets bipartisan support ahead of star ratings release
Bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans, including standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.
Steward Health Care abandons Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts
Steward Health Care is closing Norwood Hospital and four satellite facilities in Massachusetts and abandoning the properties, according to bankruptcy filing in federal court in Texas on Monday.
The satellite facilities include Norwood Performance Thera…
AHA urges action as Hurricane Helene affects IV supply
American Hospital Association president and CEO Rick Pollack has sent a letter to President Biden urging immediate action to increase the supply of IV solutions for h
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle
Mary Washington Healthcare in Virginia is outsourcing its revenue cycle operations.
The nonprofit health system of 60 facilities announced it has selected Ensemble Health Partners for its revenue cycle management, joining numerous other hospitals that …
