Category: Healthcare Finance News

26 rural hospitals launch the Ohio High Value Network 

Twenty-six rural hospitals have launched the Ohio High Value Network for a clinically integrated system covering 2.5 million patients.
The network will share clinical and business initiatives, operations and best practices. It will collaborate to contr…

Supreme Court to hear arguments on ACA requirement to cover preventive services

The Supreme Court today is hearing arguments in a case revolving around the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which determines which preventive services must be covered by the Affordable Care Act at no cost to the patient.

Luigi Mangione indicted on charge of murder

Luigi Mangione has been indicted on a count of murder through the use of a firearm in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The charge makes him eligible for the death penalty.

UnitedHealth’s stock drops 23% after ‘unusual and unacceptable’ performance

UnitedHealth Group’s profits took a big year-over-year leap, according to its newly released first-quarter earnings, but it cut its earnings guidance due to unexpectedly higher care costs in its Medicare Advantage business.

CMS denies Humana’s Medicare Advantage star ratings appeal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rejected an appeal from Humana to improve the latter’s Medicare Advantage star ratings, which could cost the insurer significant revenue in 2026.
On April 15, Humana and American for Beneficiary Choice…

Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability

The volatility of President Trump’s tariff policies is making it difficult for hospital executives to pin down the effect they will have on the supply chain and budget.
CFOs are also weighing the effect tariffs will have on the economy and inflation, a…

AdventHealth to begin construction on new $43.2 million cancer institute

Construction will soon begin on the AdventHealth Cancer Institute at Winter Garden, a $43.2 million investment from AdventHealth designed as a response to the growing demand for cancer care in the West Orange and South Lake counties of Florida.

Physician pay rises, but attitudes about compensation are declining

Average pay for physicians rose 3.6% during 2024, a new Medscape report has found, but it’s one of the lower raises since the company began tracking physician compensation in 2011, and the overall sentiment among physicians regarding fair compensation …

Trump’s executive order on drugs seeks to end pharma ‘pill penalty’

President Trump has signed an executive order on prescription drug prices that walks back the “pill penalty” decried by PhRMA in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

Inpatient rehabs receive proposed 2.6% payment increase

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 2.6% payment rate increase for inpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2026.
The 2.6% is based on a market basket update of 3.4%, less a proposed 0.8 percentage point productivity adjustment,…