Prospect Medical Holdings said Friday it has a deal to sell Crozer Health to a consortium of nonprofit healthcare operators. However, the system offered few specifics about deal terms.
340B Health and two safety-net hospitals want to help the government prove that drugmakers are required to give upfront discounts on 340B drugs.
Tariffs and price inflation for specialty medications will increase costs, according to research from Vizient.
A spokesperson for the Greater New York Hospital Association told Healthcare Dive its member hospitals have been in close contact with New York Blood Center, and the organization isn’t aware of any blood supply delays.
Insurers poked holes in the KFF’s methodology — a spokesperson for UnitedHealth called the study “grossly misleading” — to argue that they approve most of the claims they receive.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for HHS secretary, seemed unfamiliar with the massive insurance program during Thursday’s hearing, mistakenly saying Medicare Part A mainly paid for primary care or physicians.
Fresh off underperforming Wall Street’s expectations in the fourth quarter, Cigna said it would work to lower costs for its customers amid widespread discontent with the healthcare system.
Over half of U.S. states currently have laws banning or reducing access to gender-affirming care like puberty blockers for minors. Under the new directive, even more providers could stop offering treatments.
Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary said he supported policies that restrict abortion and said he didn’t know whether federal law allows emergency abortions in states that ban the procedure.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.