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Judge dismisses Humana’s Medicare Advantage star ratings suit

Judge dismisses Humana’s Medicare Advantage star ratings suit

Analysts estimate Humana could lose billions of dollars as a result of the decision. Article By: Rebecca Pifer Blog Source...

CMS proposes covering renal denervation for hypertension

CMS proposes covering renal denervation for hypertension

Medtronic and Recor Medical stand to benefit from national Medicare coverage for their new device-based treatments for patients with uncontrolled...

The Trump administration wants to onshore drug manufacturing. Technologists are answering the call.

The Trump administration wants to onshore drug manufacturing. Technologists are answering the call.

Looming threats to the pharmaceutical supply chain have brought fresh attention to onshoring. Experts say innovation is happening, but slowly. Article...

Optum Rx slashes reauthorization requirements for more drugs

Optum Rx slashes reauthorization requirements for more drugs

The UnitedHealth-owned pharmacy benefit manager has removed reauthorization requirements for more than 140 drugs so far this year. Article By: Susanna...

FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US

The agency said it issued the import alerts because it “continues to have concerns related to outstanding Quality System regulation...

CVS Caremark to pay $95M in Medicare fraud case

CVS Caremark to pay $95M in Medicare fraud case

A federal judge ruled in favor of a whistleblower, finding CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager Caremark overbilled Medicare for generic drugs....

Medicaid, SNAP cuts could lead to nearly 500,000 lost healthcare jobs

Medicaid, SNAP cuts could lead to nearly 500,000 lost healthcare jobs

A large portion of the 1.22 million jobs that could be lost nationwide in 2029 would come from the healthcare...

Maintaining healthcare access and affordability increasingly difficult

Maintaining healthcare access and affordability increasingly difficult

Providers will need to make difficult decisions amid growing headwinds, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings. Choices...

Ascension agrees to acquire Amsurg to expand ambulatory surgery reach

Ascension agrees to acquire Amsurg to expand ambulatory surgery reach

The deal, which is expected to close later this year, will add more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers across 34...

UHS partners with Hippocratic AI to launch AI agents

UHS partners with Hippocratic AI to launch AI agents

The health system is currently testing the agentic tool at two subsidiaries, with plans to roll out the technology at...