Category: Healthcare Finance News

Cedars-Sinai cancer director stepping down

Dr. Dan Theodorescu, director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, is stepping down after six years to pursue new professional opportunities, Cedars-Sinai said this week.
During Theodorescu’s tenure, Cedars-Sinai Cancer doubled its National Institutes of Health fun…

Bill would create Medicare coverage pathway for cancer detection

Members of the Senate Finance Committee have reintroduced the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a Medicare Coverage pathway to new cancer detection technologies, including tests …

Judge denies PBM motion to stop FTC lawsuit

A judge has denied a request by pharmacy benefit managers named in a Federal Trade Commission complaint to prevent the case from moving forward.

Sutter Health planning $1 billion investment in facilities, services

Sutter Health is planning a significant $1 billion investment to construct a flagship campus in the city of Emeryville, part of an expansion of services in California’s East Bay.
The Emeryville campus will feature a regional destination ambulatory care…

Fewer clinicians entering primary care, data shows

Fewer clinicians are entering into the primary care field, and investments in primary care are on the downswing, finds a new report from the American Academy of Family Physicians and Milbank Memorial Fund.

AMA among organizations asking RFK Jr. to reschedule immunization meeting

The American Medical Association is among 50 healthcare organizations asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reschedule a meeting of the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices.
ACIP is an advisory committee of the Cen…

Cigna taps Paul Virtell to lead supplemental health business

Cigna Healthcare has named longtime benefits industry veteran Paul Virtell as president of its Supplemental Health business, where he will be responsible for the overall strategy, daily operations, and growth of the supplemental health business.

Humana eyes CenterWell expansion this year

CenterWell, Humana’s senior-focused primary care division, will continue to expand throughout 2025, with plans to open centers in new metro areas, including Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; the Triad Region (Burlington, Greensboro and Winston Salem) in N…

House budget resolution could cut up to $880 billion in Medicaid 

The House is planning to vote on a budget resolution next week that would likely include up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office confirmed the vote to The Hill on Wednesday.

Jefferson Health modernizing Philadelphia trauma centers

Jefferson Health is launching a multi-year improvement project to modernize its facilities and technology, with the initial focus centering on Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) and Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital – two of Philadelphi…