Category: Healthcare Finance News

Four health systems form Longitude Health 

Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Novant Health, and Providence have formed Longitude Health, an organization that said it would invest in solutions built by them, for patients.
The founding health system members will collect…

See the list: 7 plans, compared to 38 last year, receive 5 stars in the MA Star Ratings

Only seven plans received 5 stars for Parts C and D performance in the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Thursday.

SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG

While progress toward the adoption of value-based care has been a slow lumber, the healthcare industry is still pushing toward that transition, with UnitedHealth Group weighing in on how best to accelerate that transformation.

MA prior authorization bill gets bipartisan support ahead of star ratings release

Bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans, including standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.

Particle Health, Epic resolve dispute but antitrust lawsuit continues

Nonprofit health information exchange network Carequality has finished an investigation into a dispute between Epic and Particle Health regarding the accessibility of patients’ health data.

Texas pauses Medicaid contracts worth $116 billion

The state of Texas is applying the brakes to its new Medicaid contracts, with a Travis County district judge issuing a temporary injunction that stops the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) from carrying out new contracts for the Medicai…

CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance clarifying that debt collectors are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts.

Steward Health Care abandons Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts

Steward Health Care is closing Norwood Hospital and four satellite facilities in Massachusetts and abandoning the properties, according to bankruptcy filing in federal court in Texas on Monday.
The satellite facilities include Norwood Performance Thera…

Pharma execs charged in $1.3 billion drug scheme

Five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharma sales representatives have been charged by the Department of Justice for the unlawful distribution of about 70 million opioid pills and 30 million doses of other prescription drugs – worth more…

AHA urges action as Hurricane Helene affects IV supply

American Hospital Association president and CEO Rick Pollack has sent a letter to President Biden urging immediate action to increase the supply of IV solutions for h