Category: Healthcare Finance News

Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80 billion hit to providers

Cutting Medicaid funding and halting the program’s expansion would result in providers revenues decreasing by about $80 billion, and uncompensated care on behalf of uninsured people would increase by $18.9 billion in 2026 due to declines in health insu…

Physicians ‘outraged’ that spending bill fails to avert pay cut

Physicians are again shortchanged in a spending bill proposal to avert a government shutdown by the end of this week.
The continuing resolution that passed the House on Tuesday, and which now moves on to the Senate, contains no provision to stop the 2….

Teladoc partnering with Eli Lilly on self-pay GLP-1 access

Teladoc Health has entered into a pharmacy integration agreement with Eli Lilly’s LillyDirect pharmacy partner, Gifthealth, which is intended to help streamline access to Zepbound medication for members enrolled in the Comprehensive Weight Care Program…

CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in a break from Biden-era policies, is proposing to shorten the open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in a bid to curb “improper enrollments.”
The proposed regulation would see …

$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid

House Republicans’ previously proposed budget looked at $880 billion in spending cuts from programs overseen by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Coalition encourages employers to offer obesity coverage

A number of healthcare organizations have signed an open letter pushing for employers to cover obesity the same way they would for any other chronic condition.

Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said recently that it will be modernizing its operational structure through the creation of CuraCor Solutions, a North Carolina-based nonprofit parent holding company whose subsidiaries will include Blue Cro…

Health leaders need AI know-how to avoid cyberattacks

LAS VEGAS – Artificial Intelligence in healthcare comes with a lot of hype, but there’s also a lot of concern – about how it can be used to attack, and how it can be abused. 
Etay Maor, chief security strategist at Cato Networks, said at HIMSS25 in Las…

Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at $23.7 billion.
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm specializing in retail, consum…

Emerge Innovation in Action at HIMSS25

LAS VEGAS – The new Emerge Innovation Experience that debuted at HIMSS25 here featured speakers from health systems who talked about the importance of finding the right business partner.
“A good partner is one who wants to be part of your team, has ski…