Category: Healthcare Finance News

Proposed physician pay decrease: ‘Death by a thousand cuts continues’

Physician groups are calling on Congress to prevent physicians from receiving a proposed Medicare pay cut of 2.93% in 2025.
“The death by a thousand cuts continues,” said AMA president Dr. Bruce A. Scott.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …

SCOTUS’ overturning of Chevron to have credit effects in healthcare

When the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine on June 28, it ended the mandate that federal courts should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations when deciding on ambiguous statutes – which diminishes agency authority and shifts power to th…

Patients less likely to seek virtual behavioral care when paying out-of-pocket

Patients in high deductible health plans are less likely to seek telemental health visits when required to pay out-of-pocket, according to an Included Health and Harvard Medical School study published in JAMA Network Open.

FTC reportedly to sue three largest pharmacy benefit managers

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to sue the largest three pharmacy benefit managers over their negotiations over the prices for drugs including insulin, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Blue Shield of California expands Wellvolution with new programs

Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution, the insurer’s digital health platform, has added three new programs to its offerings, ranging from behavioral health to diabetes management.
As part of Wellvolution’s continued expansion, Ciba, Digbi and Wondr …

Outpatient, ambulatory surgical centers get a 2.6% pay increase in proposed rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed updating the outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment rates by 2.6%, in a proposed rule released on Wednesday.
The payment would affect approximately 3,500 hospitals and approximately…

Fewer adults delaying care, RWJF study finds

Fewer people have been delaying care, and in 2022 the number of those foregoing medical care declined by about 5 million from the levels seen in 2019, according to a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

19 Minnesota hospitals join new clinically integrated network

Nineteen independent rural Minnesota hospitals and more than 50 clinics have joined the Headwaters High-Value Network in its launch as a clinically integrated network.
The collaborative clinical and business initiative has the goal of strengthening hea…

Johns Hopkins offering free tuition for low-income earners

At Johns Hopkins University, medical school will be free for students earning less than $300,000 a year due to a $1 billion donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The donation is also expected to increase financial aid for students at its schools of n…

UVM partners with Abridge for AI clinical documentation

The University of Vermont Health Network, which serves over 1 million patients, is partnering with Abridge on AI for clinical documentation.
UVM, an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York, selected Abridge following a …