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Payer
Medicare Advantage's Hidden Headline (Part 2)
Special Needs Plans are surprisingly (and highly) profitable. That's good for payers ? but what about members?
Technology
Will Congress Save Telehealth?
CMS won't extend certain key pandemic-era waivers any longer, putting telehealth expansion plans in jeopardy. Will lawmakers step in and...
CFO
New Bill Aims to Increase Physician Pay, Block Medicare Cuts
The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act would, if passed, boost physician pay by 4.7%, replacing Medicare?s planned 2.8%...
CEO
Trump's White House Return: Healthcare Safety Net Implications
Trump's victory will give a far broader platform to skeptics and critics of federal health programs and actions.
CFO
An Inadequate Increase: CMS Finalizes 2.9% Pay Increase for Outpatient Services
For many health systems, the increase feels like just a drop in the bucket.
CFO
Payer Denials Shake Community Health Systems Q3 Earnings
What can be done about aggressive payer tactics?
Payer
Medicare Advantage 2025: Expert Previews Plan Changes and Weighs in on Payment Rule Impacts
It's already an active season and we're just getting started.
CFO
No Advantage to Medicare Advantage
Many providers have had it with the government plan, and dozens have already left it this year.
Technology
Can Healthcare Leaders Learn From the VA’s Virtual Care Dilemma?
Virtual care programs for veterans are seeing mixed results. That could help healthcare organizations better understand what works and what...
Payer
Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions from Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
Officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people.
Technology
Are RPM Programs Riddled With Fraud?
Digital health supporters say there?s no evidence of fraud in RPM programs, refuting an OIG report that calls out the...
CFO
How NC Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
In exchange for federal Medicaid expansion money, hospitals wiped out billions of dollars of patient debt and adopt new standards...