CareTrust REIT continues acquisition spree with $97M deal
The real estate investment trust also finalized its purchase of 14 skilled nursing facilities first announced in October.
New bipartisan legislation would force insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses
The PBM Act would make companies like CVS and UnitedHealth that own health insurers or PBMs sell pharmacy assets. It would help independent pharmacies, but may not help patients, according to one expert.
Consumers who delayed choosing health insurance cite concerns with Trump administration: survey
About half of Americans say they’re worried about how the incoming administration could impact their health insurance, while 22% of people who put off choosing a plan cited the presidential turnover directly.
Fitch bumps outlook for nonprofit hospitals in 2025
Improved management of labor expenses contributed to the ratings change.
FTC warns 21 healthcare marketers against deceptive claims
The warnings come less than a week after the fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare CEO unleashed expressions of anger on social media about health insurer practices.
Premiums could rise, millions could lose coverage if enhanced ACA subsidies expire: CBO
The number of uninsured Americans will increase by 3.8 million on average each year from 2026 to 2034 if the subsidies lapse, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.
CareMax could lay off 530 people, including executives
However, the ultimate decision as to which — if any — employees will be cut depends on pending sales of CareMax’s management services organization and clinical centers.
AI is top technology ‘hazard’ facing healthcare in 2025: report
Healthcare organizations need to clearly define their AI goals, validate and monitor performance, and insist on transparency from model developers, according to safety and quality research firm ECRI.
Hospitals seek to prevent, mitigate attacks on clinical staff
After attacks on healthcare workers soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers have scrambled to address heightened violence in their workplaces.
Health insurers remove executive bios, images from websites after UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
UnitedHealth, Elevance and some BCBS plans have deleted senior leadership pages from their corporate sites, while Centene and CVS have scrubbed images of their executives online.