CMS will discontinue the Part D premium stabilization program at the end of this year, returning the standalone prescription drug plan market to what the agency called “traditional market conditions.” CMS said July 28 its analysis of 2027 bids indicated…
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More than 40 million Americans ask ChatGPT health questions every day, according to OpenAI’s own research, and a growing number of hospitals and health systems have adopted the company’s enterprise AI products. That footprint is now colliding with a stack…
As margins tighten across the industry, revenue cycle leaders are finding that one of the most reliable levers for financial performance sits closest to the patient: the billing experience itself. Automating payment collection, consolidating fragmented billing platforms and giving patients…
When New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health moved into Westchester County in 2016, acquiring two hospitals and two medical groups, it absorbed them into the same centralized operating model that governed everything else. What the system learned from that experience…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has named Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley as its newest brand ambassador. Mr. Barkley will appear in Jefferson’s “Champions of Care” campaign alongside fellow Eagle Brandon Graham and make community appearances on the system’s behalf throughout…
Pharmacies in the Pittsburgh area are reporting shortages of estradiol patches used to treat menopause, perimenopause and gender dysphoria, according to a July 29 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. Pharmacists told the newspaper the supply constraints have lasted for months, with some…
Humana reported a $694 million profit for the second quarter, up more than 27% year over year, according to a July 29 earnings report. Revenue reached $40.8 billion, a 26% increase from the same period in 2025, driven by Medicare…
The push to establish billing codes for AI-enabled clinical analyses is intensifying a longstanding debate over how the healthcare system values nursing work. The American Nurses Association is closely reviewing proposed federal payment policies for emerging technologies, but it cautions…
Health systems are moving quickly to advance their digital strategies, but a persistent gap continues to surface between what executive leadership envisions and what clinicians can realistically use. Closing that gap is increasingly what determines whether digital transformation succeeds or…
Federal policy changes could reshape pharmacy reimbursement, drug pricing and hospital operations in 2027, according to a new Vizient outlook. The report, published July 27, highlights four pharmacy developments health systems should monitor as they plan for the year ahead.…