The Business Group on Health is paying attention to Medicaid cuts, tariffs, threats to ERISA and more. The post The Policy Trends the Business Group on Health Is Watching appeared first on MedCity News.
Hospitals’ costs are climbing steadily — driven by chronic underpayments from payers, growing administrative requirements and increasing labor costs, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association. The post Hospitals’ Costs Are Soaring: 3 Stats to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
The number of US employees offered ICHRAs continues to grow. Yet, headwinds – including competition, individual coverage market uncertainty, and complexity – may hamper the ICHRA opportunity. The post So What’s the Deal with ICHRA? appeared first on MedCity News.
The $6.5 billion raised by biopharmaceutical companies in the first quarter of 2025 is down nearly 20% year over year, according to a report from GlobalData. The firm says investors continue to favor later-stage companies with clinical data. The post Investor Caution Leads to Dip in Biotech Financings, GlobalData Report Shows appeared first on MedCity…
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani gave an update on how Ohio is using its opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All Sides with Amy Juravich” on April 30. Click here to hear Pattani on “All Sides with Amy Juravich.” Read Pattani’s coverage of opioid settlements in “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash.”…
Digital health startups across the globe raised $5 billion during the first quarter of this year — which is the highest quarterly investment total the space has seen since the second quarter of 2022. The post Digital Health Funding Is Bouncing Back: 3 Things to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
On May 2, 2025, the White House released preliminary details of its FY26 budget request, including funding for global health activities at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at National Institutes of Health (NIH). While funding amounts for most…More
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Aetna, Elevance Health, Humana, eHealth, GoHealth, and SelectQuote, alleging that the insurers paid illegal kickbacks to brokers to boost enrollment in their Medicare Advantage plans. The post DOJ Sues MA Insurers, Brokers Over Alleged Kickbacks appeared first on MedCity News.
The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities, two employees said. The recall reverses firings carried out roughly a month ago by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the agency. Workers who process records about medical device and tobacco regulation under…