Category: Healthcare Finance News

Trump Administration proposes using ACA subsidies to buy non-Obamacare health insurance

Democrats demand answers to what they call a sabotage of the ACA.

HHS implements long-awaited 340B drug price transparency rule

The rule directs pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose the maximum per unit ceiling price that can be charged to 340B hospitals.

Detroit Medical Center hospitals may lose federal funds due to health and safety violations

At issue were infection control violations, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services described as "significant."

Even hospitals with high patient survival rates still struggle with readmissions

The readmission rates of top performing facilities were similar to, and in some cases greater than, the rates posted by unranked hospitals.

American Medical Association report shows competition shrinking in many U.S. health insurance markets

Anthem was the largest insurer in more metropolitan markets than any other insurer; Health Care Service Corp. was second, followed by UnitedHealth Group.

CVS Health and Aetna merger closes

Combined company is expected to generate revenue-enhancing initiatives, though Moody’s has downgraded CVS’s rating based on the debt level from $69 billion merger.

What healthcare consumers really want: convenience, to start

Health systems can improve competitiveness by meeting consumer demand for more timely and accessible care.

Dignity Health, Catholic Health Initiatives mega-merger clears major hurdle in California, winning state DOJ approval

The CA DOJ set strong conditions for their approval which the agency meant as protection for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and charity care.

Where health execs expect to invest: revenue cycle, EHR and self-pay

Revenue cycle is an EHR-related area of dissatisfaction — 56 percent of execs said EHR RCM adoption challenges have been equal to benefits.

Top 25 healthcare supply chains in 2018, as ranked by Gartner

Cleveland Clinic came in first, and has been in the top 10 in the ranking for the past three years.