Category: Healthcare Finance News

Tenet and Cigna reach multi-year contract agreement

Negotiations have been ongoing for close to a year over payment rates.

Cleveland Clinic fires doctor who posted anti-semitic comments, threats on social media

Cleveland Clinic confirmed Dr. Laura Kollab no longer works there and stressed that no reports of patient harm have arisen in connection with her work.

Top 10 payer stories of 2018

Amazon, CVS Health and Aetna, ACA challenge and Medicare Advantage plans grabbed spotlight.

Affordable Care Act to remain in place during appeals process

The judge’s move staying his decision on unconstitutionality of ACA stabilizes the market, at least temporarily.

Essential elements to consider when choosing an HSA administrator

The administrator’s business goals, the amount of education offered and access allowed, are all factors to take into account.

Top 10 Healthcare Finance News stories of 2018

Amazon leads, mergers continue, workforce lags, interoperability moves forward.

7 supply chain predictions for healthcare in 2019

By 2020, supply chain expenses will eclipse labor as the new number one cost in healthcare, one expert says.

Federal judge says HHS Secretary Alex Azar exceeded legal authority in setting 340B drug payment rates

There is no current remedy to the proposed 30 percent payment cut.

Rheumatology group urges CMS to use caution when considering IPI drug pricing model

The agency is worried the demonstration program could disrupt patient access to care and exacerbate geographic disparities in access to medical care.

Most Americans think Trump’s border wall funding would be better spent on healthcare, education, infrastructure

While healthcare has slipped in importance in voters’ minds following the midterms, many still think it should be funded over a border wall.