C-suite leaders, including hospital executives,are struggling to keep up with policy volatility as the federal government under the Trump administration rapidly reimagines economic and regulatory policies, according to a new PwC pulse survey.
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2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending
The White House released its planned 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday.
Express Scripts, CVS file lawsuit against Arkansas over PBMs
Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager for Cigna, has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a new law in Arkansas that would prohibit PBMs from owning or operating pharmacies in the state, and CVS and Caremark have filed their own
HIMSSCast: JPMorganChase scales the employer-sponsored market by investing in primary care
Dan Mendelson is CEO of Morgan Health, the healthcare arm of JPMorganChase. Its mission is to improve employer-sponsored healthcare by investing in innovative young companies that improve primary care, Mendleson said.
Half of people in this country get…
Wait times for physician appointments on the rise
The time required to schedule a physician appointment in 15 major metropolitan areas has increased by 19% since 2022 and by 48% since 2004, according to a new
BayCare settles with HHS over alleged HIPAA violations
Baycare Health System in Clearwater, Florida, will pay $800,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to settle allegations of potential HIPAA violations.
OCR investigated Baycare after it received a complaint in 2018 …
UChicago Medicine breaks ties with vendor after data breach
UChicago Medicine Medical Group has broken ties with a technology vendor after a data breach that potentially exposed patients’ personal information.
From July 5, 2024, to July 11, 2024, an unauthorized individual gained access to Nationwide Recovery S…
Member satisfaction with health plans on the decline
The gap between the highest- and lowest-performing health plans is increasing as customer satisfaction is decreasing, according to a new J.D.
Uncompensated care seeing steep rise in Q1
Large increases in bad debt and charity care deductions during the first quarter of the year have resulted in hospitals and health systems seeing a notable rise in uncompensated care, according to the latest performance trends report from Strata.
CMS cracking down on Medicaid funding for immigrants
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has said it will be increasing federal oversight to stop states from putting Medicaid dollars toward healthcare for people who are in the country illegally.
