Republican lawmakers urge CMMI to focus on cost savings, transparency
Lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee also accused CMMI of promoting “a political agenda,” like focusing on health equity and minimizing the importance of cost savings.
Humana posts ‘really good’ first quarter on stable medical costs
Despite the outperformance, the payer’s stock was largely flat following the earnings release — a market reaction that reflects the uncertainty facing Humana.
Cigna CIO departs to lead tech, operations group at UK bank
Noelle Eder resigned earlier this month, marking the latest in a string of recent C-suite changes at the healthcare company.
Supreme Court rules against hospitals in DSH formula case
The high court ruled against hospitals that argued the HHS was undercounting the number of low-income Medicare beneficiaries who should figure into their disproportionate share hospital payments.
Tenet will stay the course on M&A, despite turbulence in Washington
Executives said uncertainties about tariffs and Medicaid have not altered the health system’s core priority to grow its ambulatory services business.
UHS sees behavioral health volumes drop in Q1
The health system maintained its guidance for the full year and said it could turn around performance in its behavioral health segment.
The Trump administration is overhauling healthcare policy. Follow the changes here.
New changes could come for government-run insurance programs. Other healthcare policies could be under fire, especially after a drastic downsizing of health agencies ordered by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump administration deploys DOJ, HHS in crackdown on youth gender-affirming care
The White House issued a fact sheet on Monday detailing the Trump administration’s multi-agency push to reduce access to youth gender-affirming care.
HHS sued again over cuts to public health grants
In another lawsuit against the HHS over the grant cuts, municipalities in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri, as well as a labor union, argue eliminating the funding would weaken their ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, like measles.
HCA grows revenue in Q1, reaffirms 2025 outlook
Although HCA beat the street’s expectations for profit in the first quarter, analysts said reaffirming its guidance is a “prudent” move given possible headwinds from Washington.