Category: Health Insurance

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off

In this special episode taped before a live audience at Aspen Ideas: Health, three former governors — one of whom also served as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — discuss how state and federal officials can work together to improve Americans’ health. Democrat Kathleen Sebelius, former Kansas governor and HHS secretary under President Barack Obama; Republican Chris Sununu, former New Hampshire governor; and Democrat Roy Cooper, former North Carolina governor, join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner.

Healthcare finance executives brace for economic uncertainty

Healthcare finance leaders have expressed concern about industry regulations and the economy, with 84% in a new Deloitte survey saying they’re concerned about business conditions stemming from potential policy changes and disruptions linked to tariffs …

Deal volumes steady despite regulatory uncertainty

Healthcare merger and acquisition deal volumes have remained steady despite an uncertain regulatory environment, with volumes pacing far ahead of where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.

AdvancedMD, NGA Healthcare partner to get higher ambulatory reimbursement

AdvancedMD and NGA Healthcare have partnered to help independent medical practices get higher reimbursement rates from payers.
 

AHA television ad asks Congress to protect access to hospital care

This week, providers and other stakeholders are coming out in force in asking legislators to protect Medicaid.
Ahead of an expected vote in the Senate on the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the American Hospital Association has launched an ad urging Congress to …

Physician groups call for Senate to fix reimbursement in reconciliation bill

A group of medical societies and physician groups has sent a letter to senators saying that a fix to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that was passed in the House version of the reconciliation bill should be included in the Senate draft.

California’s Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch

California lawmakers are poised to approve a six-month delay in implementing the state’s in vitro fertilization law, pushing its start to January 2026. The plan to postpone, which has drawn little attention, is part of the state budget package and has left patients, insurers, and employers in limbo.

Patients overpaying for GLP-1 drugs, data shows

Overpaying for GLP-1 medications is extremely common, with a new data analysis of 102,166 drugs showing that 92% of those prescriptions could have been filled at a lower price.
The DoseSpot analysis estimated that if the prescriptions had been filled a…

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

Dozens of health insurance companies pledged on Monday to improve prior authorization, a process often used to deny care. The announcement comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, whose death in December sparked widespread criticism about insurance denials.