Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the U.S. is the lowest or second-lowest-ranking country when it comes to measures such as access, equity and outcomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund analysis.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Reproductive care is becoming more difficult for women to access, and that’s especially true in the case of abortion care, finds a new Wisp survey. Over the last decade, about 20% of women tried to access abortion services, but a third of them faced ba…
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…
Former Chicago hospital CEO charged with corruption, embezzlement
An ongoing federal investigation into alleged corruption and embezzlement at a Chicago hospital has resulted in a conspiracy charge against the hospital’s former CEO, George Miller, 73, of Dallas, Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
FTC makes updates to pre-merger policies
The Federal Trade Commission has made changes to a rule meant to improve its ability to detect illegal mergers and acquisitions before they happen, by requiring healthcare companies to provide more information to regulators.
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..
Coverage for weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion by 2034
If Medicare were to cover anti-obesity medications (AOMs), federal spending would increase about $35 million between 2026 and 2034, finds a new Congressional Budget Office report.
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…
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Two major hurricanes that struck the U.S. South over the past couple of weeks, Helene and Milton, have caused healthcare supply chain disruptions that have prompted the federal government to step in.
One major area the government is addressing is the s…
