Category: Healthcare Finance News

CMS to begin auditing all Medicare Advantage plans

Beginning immediately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is auditing all eligible Medicare Advantage contracts in what the agency is calling a significant expansion of its efforts.
The agency will expand its workforce of medical coders fro…

Kettering Health hit with systemwide cyberattack

Kettering Health in Ohio is dealing with a system-wide technology outage brought on by a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to the network.
Kettering was first made aware of the incident on May 20, when it noticed an inability to access certa…

Most employers plan to pressure vendors on well-being offerings

Most employers say they plan on maintaining or even expanding their employee well-being programs, but they’ll be taking vendors to task.
According to Business Group on Health’s 2025 Employer Well-being Strategy Survey, 73% of employers plan to maintain…

UnitedHealth shares drop again on kickback allegations

Shares of UnitedHealth Group got battered again Wednesday morning on a report that it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to reduce costly hospital transfers.

AHA says new tariffs could worsen drug shortages

The American Hospital Association has expressed concern about drug and other shortages that may occur as a result of tariffs newly implemented by the Trump administration on items such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and personal protective equipment.

Court order blocks HHS from cutting $11 billion in public health funding

For the second time, a federal judge in Rhode Island has barred the Department of Health and Human Services from cutting $11 billion in public health funding to states.

Medical equipment seller nabbed for evading $2.4 million in taxes

A Florida man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for evading nearly $2.4 million in taxes on income he earned from selling medical equipment.
According to documents and statements made in court, Roger Whitman manufactured and sold Rife m…

Patient, physician trust gap with AI persists

While most patients welcome the use of artificial intelligence for administrative tasks, such as making appointments or checking in, their comfort with AI drops – and the gap with healthcare professionals grows – when its use shifts into clinical areas…

Value-based care expected to see revenue increases this year, survey finds

Sixty-four percent of healthcare organizations say they expect higher revenue this year from value-based care arrangements as compared to last year, finds a new report from Innovacer and the National Association of Accountable ACOs.

Court rejects drugmakers replacing 340B upfront payments with rebates

A federal court has rejected a lawsuit by several drugmakers that sought to change the 340B Drug Pricing Program from an upfront payment model to a backend rebate structure.