The health system's work with GE Healthcare also supports its larger access strategy, as the nonprofit system aims to expand its ambulatory footprint.

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21.01.2025

FTC: Welsh Carson agrees to settlement over alleged roll-up

Though it was dismissed from an antitrust lawsuit last year, the threat of a second administrative case pushed the private equity firm toward a settlement.

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21.01.2025

Chutes & Ladders—America's Essential Hospitals CEO to retire

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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19.01.2025

Paul Mango, former HHS official and Trump adviser, dies

Paul Mango, a senior health official during President-elect Donald Trump's first term who was a member of Trump's current transition team, has died.

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18.01.2025

MedPAC votes to recommend hospital pay increases for 2026

MedPAC voted for a draft recommendation that advocates for inpatient and outpatient increases as specified in current law plus an additional 1%.

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18.01.2025

Not enough hospitals test predictive AI models for bias: study

Only 61% of hospitals using AI or a predictive model report evaluating for accuracy using local data, and just 44% do so for bias.

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18.01.2025

Biden names Ozempic, Wegovy for price negotiation program

The Biden administration unveiled its list of 15 drugs for the second annual round of drug price negotiations, made possible through the IRA.

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17.01.2025

Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of rebates, Witty says

UnitedHealth Group reported $5.5 billion in profit for the fourth quarter of 2024, on par with its haul a year prior.

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17.01.2025

DOJ secured $1.7B in healthcare False Claims settlements in FY24

Law enforcement highlighted big-ticket settlements with Rite Aid, Community Health Network and Oak Street Health, among others.

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17.01.2025

Cancer deaths are down, but cases among women on the rise: report

Incidence rates in women between ages 50 and 64 have surpassed men, and rates in women under 50 are 82% higher than in men.

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17.01.2025

CMS faces renewed legal pressure on drug negotiation program

A new lawsuit from a drug manufacturer is challenging CMS on the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation program.

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17.01.2025

44M people enrolled in ACA coverage programs: KFF study

About 44 million people were covered under one of the Affordable Care Act's initiatives, from the insurance marketplaces to Medicaid expansion.

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17.01.2025

Alignment Healthcare sues CMS over star ratings, wrongful scores

Insurers, perhaps smelling blood in the water, continue to question elements and scoring of the CMS star ratings program in court.

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16.01.2025

Survey: The opportunities for tech investments in behavioral health

Staffing shortages, administrative burdens and opportunities for technology are top of mind for behavioral health organizations, a new survey reveals.

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16.01.2025

JPM25: Alignment Healthcare, Clover Health dish on future growth

Only Alignment Healthcare and Clover Health represented insurers at the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference this year. Here's what they had to say.

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16.01.2025

Chamber of Commerce sues to block FTC's premerger requirements

Changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Form finalized in October would increase the paperwork burden on merging entities and are set to go into effect Feb. 10.

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16.01.2025

JPM25 Day 3: 2025 will be a big year for M&A

2025 will be a sink or swim year for digital health and health tech startups, healthcare executives say.

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16.01.2025

Imagine360 acquires Ardent Health TPA HealthFirst

Alternative health plan Imagine360 is in buy mode, announcing it has acquired the former third-party administrator of Ardent Health system.

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16.01.2025

How hospitals can avoid common price transparency compliance pitfalls

Price transparency has been a regulatory priority over the past several years.

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16.01.2025

Public supports action on consolidation, PE in care, federal agencies say

A new report summarizing over 2,000 public comments suggests "that the American public is dissatisfied with ongoing trends in the healthcare sector.”

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16.01.2025

DEA pitches registry to boost scrutiny of telehealth prescribing

Its three-tiered special registration approach could cost telehealth companies over $40,000 to prescribe controlled substances in all 50 states.

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16.01.2025

HRSA invests $60M to expand community health centers' hours

Each center will add an additional 20 hours of operation per week, on average, including early morning, night and weekend hours.

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15.01.2025

Avel eCare acquires Amwell Psychiatric Care, expanding to 46 states

Avel eCare, a provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, is acquiring Amwell Psychiatric Care.

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15.01.2025

FTC: Big 3 PBMs generated $7.3B from specialty generic markups

The FTC released its second interim staff report during chair Lina Khan's final open commission meeting.

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15.01.2025

JPM25: First lady Jill Biden committed to improving women's health

Jill Biden's time in the White House will come a close in less than a week, but that's not going to bring her work in women's health to a halt.

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15.01.2025

JPM25, Day 2: News from Nvidia, Tempus AI and Health Catalyst; A look at Children's Health Dallas' expansion plans | Fierce Healthcare

SAN FRANCISCO—The annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is officially underway, bringing the healthcare and biopharma industries' biggest wheelers and dealers to San Francisco.

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15.01.2025

MultiCare backs Layer Health to answer thorny clinical questions

Washington-based MultiCare announced a strategic investment in AI startup Layer Health, which is using LLMs to solve the problem of chart review.

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15.01.2025

In waning days, Biden withdraws another contraception rule

This week, a proposed rule aimed at providing contraception access without cost sharing was rescinded by a trio of federal agencies.

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15.01.2025

KKR backs Qventus' $105M round to accelerate operational AI

The decade-old healthcare AI company is finding a new level of resonance with investors and customers for its hospital efficiency products.

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15.01.2025

Feds extend enforcement discretion for out-of-network pay disputes to Aug. 1

Federal departments will allow plans to calculate QPAs using a "good faith, reasonable interpretation" of court rulings and prior guidance.

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15.01.2025

JPM25: Checking in with Morgan Health

In an interview, Morgan Health CEO Dan Mendelson told Fierce that its current portfolio of investments has focus in several key buckets.

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15.01.2025

HHS' new AI strategic plan promises increased guidance, funding

The Department of Health and Human Services released an AI Strategic Plan that lays out goals for ensuring AI is safe and trustworthy.

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15.01.2025

JPM25: CommonSpirit' focus on 'systemness' driving gains

Work to unify disparate programs has the $37 billion nonprofit system on an upward trajectory, CEO Wright Lassiter III told conference attendees.

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15.01.2025

JPM25: Teladoc joins Amazon's health benefits program

Chronic care management will continue to be an important growth driver for Teladoc, executives said

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Trump pulls US out of WHO, condemned by public health experts

DOJ says Walgreens filled, billed 'millions' of unlawful opioids

How Trump's flurry of executive orders impact healthcare

Innovaccer acquires Humbi AI to launch actuarial copilots

Healthcare layoff tracker—Blue Cross of Michigan offers buyouts

Judge allows states to resurrect battle over mifepristone access

JPM25: Sutter Health, GE Healthcare strike AI imaging tech deal

FTC: Welsh Carson agrees to settlement over alleged roll-up

Chutes & Ladders—America's Essential Hospitals CEO to retire

Paul Mango, former HHS official and Trump adviser, dies

MedPAC votes to recommend hospital pay increases for 2026

Not enough hospitals test predictive AI models for bias: study

Biden names Ozempic, Wegovy for price negotiation program

Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of rebates, Witty says

DOJ secured $1.7B in healthcare False Claims settlements in FY24

Cancer deaths are down, but cases among women on the rise: report

CMS faces renewed legal pressure on drug negotiation program

44M people enrolled in ACA coverage programs: KFF study

Alignment Healthcare sues CMS over star ratings, wrongful scores

Survey: The opportunities for tech investments in behavioral health

JPM25: Alignment Healthcare, Clover Health dish on future growth

Chamber of Commerce sues to block FTC's premerger requirements

JPM25 Day 3: 2025 will be a big year for M&A

Imagine360 acquires Ardent Health TPA HealthFirst

How hospitals can avoid common price transparency compliance pitfalls

Public supports action on consolidation, PE in care, federal agencies say

DEA pitches registry to boost scrutiny of telehealth prescribing

HRSA invests $60M to expand community health centers' hours

Avel eCare acquires Amwell Psychiatric Care, expanding to 46 states

FTC: Big 3 PBMs generated $7.3B from specialty generic markups

JPM25: First lady Jill Biden committed to improving women's health

JPM25, Day 2: News from Nvidia, Tempus AI and Health Catalyst; A look at Children's Health Dallas' expansion plans | Fierce Healthcare

MultiCare backs Layer Health to answer thorny clinical questions

In waning days, Biden withdraws another contraception rule

KKR backs Qventus' $105M round to accelerate operational AI

Feds extend enforcement discretion for out-of-network pay disputes to Aug. 1

JPM25: Checking in with Morgan Health

HHS' new AI strategic plan promises increased guidance, funding

JPM25: CommonSpirit' focus on 'systemness' driving gains

JPM25: Teladoc joins Amazon's health benefits program

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