The healthcare industry is preparing for significant regulatory change in the latter half of 2025, and much of the conversation on the first quarter earnings calls was about setting the tone for th

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15.05.2025

UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley secures $60M equity award

UnitedHealth Group revealed additional details about the compensation package for CEO Stephen Hemsley in a filing with the SEC.

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15.05.2025

WSJ: Feds investigating UnitedHealth for criminal Medicare fraud

The news comes just days after the company announced a change at the top and the suspension of its 2025 outlook.

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15.05.2025

Survey highlights unique mental health needs across generations

From Gen Z to Millennials to seniors, each age group has unique access challenges and care preferences when it comes to mental health treatment.

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15.05.2025

Cohere Health lands $90M series C round to expand AI use cases

Cohere Health, known for its prior authorization technology, has raised money to tackle other technological pain points for payers and providers.

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15.05.2025

HHS wants input on how to improve digital health tech for Medicare

The CMS, within the HHS, wants feedback on how it can develop better digital health tools for Medicare beneficiaries and drive adoption.

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14.05.2025

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will step down from his role at the top of the company due to personal reasons, UHG announced Tuesday morning.

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14.05.2025

Reconciliation bill proposes 10-year ban of state AI laws

Congress' newly-released reconciliation bill text includes a provision that would ban the enforcement of an AI law or regulation at the state level.

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14.05.2025

Trump administration to 'reconsider' mental health parity rule

The White House revealed in a court filing that it does not intend to enforce a key regulation on mental health parity as it rethinks the rule.

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14.05.2025

Protests disrupt Medicaid markup hearing; AHA offers revisions

It's markup week in the House for the "one big, beautiful bill." Lawmakers will debate significant programmatic changes to Medicaid.

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14.05.2025

CMS proposes tighter guardrails on states' Medicaid taxes

CMS proposed a rule to “shut down [a] Medicaid loophole” it said would cost federal taxpayers tens of billions of dollars over the next five years.

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14.05.2025

RFK Jr. pushes forward on deregulation at HHS with RFI, rescindments

“In this new era, patient choice and individual freedom will predominate over burdensome federal regulations," the HHS secretary wrote in a notice.

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14.05.2025

OpenAI releases HealthBench to evaluate AI in healthcare

OpenAI released HealthBench, an open-source benchmark measuring the performance and safety of large language models in healthcare.

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14.05.2025

Chronic disease prevention a pillar of Innovation Center plan

The CMS Innovation Center rolled out its blueprint to reverse chronic disease and test more effective payment models Tuesday.

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13.05.2025

Kaiser Permanente sees 16.1% YOY Q1 revenue growth, 2.9% margin

The already massive nonprofit has grown substantially since the start of last year, though its operating performance and bottom line were both down.

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13.05.2025

Trump order aims to revive "most favored nation" policy

Trump is reintroducing his controversial 'most favored nation' policy to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

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13.05.2025

E&C budget reconciliation proposal includes steep Medicaid cuts

The House Energy & Commerce Committee on Sunday released a hotly-anticipated budget reconciliation bill that includes cuts to the Medicaid program.

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13.05.2025

Report: Tax, Medicaid cuts largely benefit high-income families

Experts warn that funding tax cuts by slashing Medicaid and other entitlements will largely benefit families with higher incomes.

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13.05.2025

CMS may add Part B drugs to negotiations under draft guidance

The Trump administration has issued new draft guidance for the third cycle of Medicare drug price negotiations.

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10.05.2025

Industry Voices—How Medicaid cuts hit people with disabilities

Loss of services and support systems will result in the rollback of advancements made around human and civil rights for people with I/DD.

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10.05.2025

Hospitals' busy flu season cooled off in March

Volumes and spending declined from February to March, though limited efficiency gains and largely flat revenues bring some concerns amid headwinds.

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10.05.2025

AI assistants essential for value-based care: report

A new study from Phyx Primary Care found that the use of an AI assistant reduced the documentation burdens associated with value-based care.

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10.05.2025

Bill expanding software-based therapy access reintroduced

Advocates are leaning on MAHA and international economic data to pass the bill.

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10.05.2025

American Medical Association names John Whyte as CEO, EVP

Whyte is a practitioner and author with experience at government agencies and private sector medical media outlets, coming directly from WebMD.

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10.05.2025

Epic offers EHR training program for nurses to help cut clicks

Epic launched a free EHR curriculum for nurses, in time for National Nurses Week.

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10.05.2025

Healthcare Dealmakers—Transcarent-Accolade merger and more

Updates on UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys' antitrust lawsuit, purchases and sell-offs from Ascension and more M&A news from the month of April.

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Oracle, Cleveland Clinic, G42 to co-develop health AI platform

'Hallucination-free' AI research tool Gyan AI launches for enterprises

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Iodine Software launches next-gen revenue cycle AI solution

Northwell Health's Michael Dowling stepping down as CEO in October

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MAHA Institute, RFK Jr. allies eye more power in health agencies

CVS looks to buy Rite Aid stores in Pacific Northwest: reports

CommonSpirit blames inflation, payers for slow operating gains

Study suggests upcoding practices are fairly common across outpatient care

Kennedy defends HHS reorg, slams Democrats in fiery exchanges

Providers, payers brace for regulatory uncertainty in Q1

UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley secures $60M equity award

WSJ: Feds investigating UnitedHealth for criminal Medicare fraud

Survey highlights unique mental health needs across generations

Cohere Health lands $90M series C round to expand AI use cases

HHS wants input on how to improve digital health tech for Medicare

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down

Reconciliation bill proposes 10-year ban of state AI laws

Trump administration to 'reconsider' mental health parity rule

Protests disrupt Medicaid markup hearing; AHA offers revisions

CMS proposes tighter guardrails on states' Medicaid taxes

RFK Jr. pushes forward on deregulation at HHS with RFI, rescindments

OpenAI releases HealthBench to evaluate AI in healthcare

Chronic disease prevention a pillar of Innovation Center plan

Kaiser Permanente sees 16.1% YOY Q1 revenue growth, 2.9% margin

Trump order aims to revive "most favored nation" policy

E&C budget reconciliation proposal includes steep Medicaid cuts

Report: Tax, Medicaid cuts largely benefit high-income families

CMS may add Part B drugs to negotiations under draft guidance

Industry Voices—How Medicaid cuts hit people with disabilities

Hospitals' busy flu season cooled off in March

AI assistants essential for value-based care: report

Bill expanding software-based therapy access reintroduced

American Medical Association names John Whyte as CEO, EVP

Epic offers EHR training program for nurses to help cut clicks

Healthcare Dealmakers—Transcarent-Accolade merger and more

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