The Federal Trade Commission has made changes to a rule meant to improve its ability to detect illegal mergers and acquisitions before they happen, by requiring healthcare companies to provide more information to regulators.
Category: Health Insurance
UnitedHealth Group’s Q3 earnings show impact of Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group’s third quarter earnings reflect the fallout of the Change ransomware attack from February, according to the Q3 earnings released Tuesday..
Coverage for weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion by 2034
If Medicare were to cover anti-obesity medications (AOMs), federal spending would increase about $35 million between 2026 and 2034, finds a new Congressional Budget Office report.
HIMSSCast: Is private equity the bad guy in healthcare?
There’s been lots of scrutiny around private equity investment in healthcare.
The argument against private equity is that it is concerned with short-term profits, which fits neither the nature nor culture of healthcare.
However, healthcare needs privat…
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Two major hurricanes that struck the U.S. South over the past couple of weeks, Helene and Milton, have caused healthcare supply chain disruptions that have prompted the federal government to step in.
One major area the government is addressing is the s…
Four health systems form Longitude Health
Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Novant Health, and Providence have formed Longitude Health, an organization that said it would invest in solutions built by them, for patients.
The founding health system members will collect…
See the list: 7 plans, compared to 38 last year, receive 5 stars in the MA Star Ratings
Only seven plans received 5 stars for Parts C and D performance in the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Thursday.
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
While progress toward the adoption of value-based care has been a slow lumber, the healthcare industry is still pushing toward that transition, with UnitedHealth Group weighing in on how best to accelerate that transformation.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a KFF lunch with “Shark Tank” panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
MA prior authorization bill gets bipartisan support ahead of star ratings release
Bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans, including standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.
