President Trump has signed an executive order on prescription drug prices that walks back the "pill penalty" decried by PhRMA in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

The proposed rule removes measures for health equity, vaccines for healthcare staff and the social drivers of health.

CMS also proposes to update the outlier threshold so that estimated outlier payments remain at 2% of total payments.

House GOP members are demanding cuts of at least $1.5 billion in federal spending, but Senate Republicans are divided.

Last year, inpatient rehabilitation facilities got a proposed payment rate increase of 2.8% for 2025. CMS also proposed to update the outlier threshold to maintain outlier payments at 3% of total ...

Tennessee-based health system Ascension Saint Thomas is entering into a joint venture with PathPoint Health, a metabolic care provider, to help individuals prevent and manage metabolic conditions, ...

A big risk is from third-party dependence for services, with some organizations not testing continuity plans should a breach happen, says Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at ...

The American Hospital Association voiced concern over that rate and a 2.6% increase for long-term care hospitals.

Medtech companies must make sure that AI algorithms reflect the patient population they're serving and know the clinical ...

Nonprofit managed care organization CareSource has finalized its acquisition of Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA), a nonprofit ...

Last year, CMS proposed a 2.6% increase for 2025 but ended up giving 2.9% in the final rule. The 2.9% increase for hospice providers last year fell short, said Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of ...

Because AI is a technology that will solve a business problem, IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer need to focus on the business side of the house to understand the problem, says Sameer ...