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Trump administration tries again to institute rebates in 340B
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (479+ words) The Health Resources and Services Administration is again pushing to include rebates in the drug discount program after a failed attempt earlier this year. Hospitals decried the announcement. 340B drugs subject to the rebate have a “maximum fair price” in 2026 and…...
Judge rejects states’ bid to pause Medicaid work requirements
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (318+ words) A federal judge this week said he wasn’t convinced that regulation detailing work requirements would cause irreparable harm to states. Still, the court will continue to hear the case. The lawsuit from the states, which includes Massachusetts, California, New Jersey,…...
Teladoc lowers revenue outlook amid BetterHelp demand headwinds
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (422+ words) Consumer demand for the mental health unit’s insurance offering accelerated faster than expected, eating into its cash pay business. Accepting health insurance in the direct-to-consumer mental health segment is a priority for Teladoc. The unit’s cash pay business has long…...
FTC sues Hims & Hers over alleged privacy violations, deceptive billing practices
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (414+ words) Regulators say the telehealth company illegally shared patients’ health data with advertisers and misled its customers. Hims & Hers hit back, calling the claims “baseless.” The suit, filed in California federal court, alleges that Hims & Hers shared consumers’ health information via…...
CMS to end subsidies for Medicare drug plan premiums
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (356+ words) The program, which went into effect in 2025 to stabilize Part D premiums and enrollment, isn’t needed anymore, the agency said. The IRA, passed in 2022, included a number of changes to prescription prices and coverage, such as caps on out-of-pocket drug…...
UHS flags rising uninsured volumes in Q2
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (482+ words) “Virtually everyone” losing Affordable Care Act coverage is going insured, one UHS executive said. Hospital operators have been ringing warning bells about the rise in uninsured patients in the second quarter, which appears to be driven by enrollment losses in…...
Humana to exit more Medicare Advantage plans in 2027
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (793+ words) The insurer is laser-focused on reaching margin targets, and will sacrifice some plans with lower returns next year to do so. Humana plans to shut down more Medicare Advantage plans next year as the insurer works to improve profits, auguring…...
ICHRA adoption slowed by ACA exchange costs, instability
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (425+ words) Many employers are considering the coverage arrangements, but confidence in the ACA marketplaces — including potentially high costs for workers — are making them hesitant to move forward. ICHRAs have grown significantly after being created during the first Trump administration six years…...
Provider selection deserves better data than a Google search
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1045+ words) Healthcare Dive Provider selection deserves better data than a Google search Healthcare AI spending is approaching $37 billion globally in 2026 and 85% of healthcare organizations say they plan to increase their AI budgets this year. The bulk of that investment is concentrated…...
Is your healthcare data center actually ready for AI?
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (370+ words) Every healthcare leader today has heard about AI digital assistants, support chatbots, automated clinical workflows and tools that support data-driven insights. The pressure to adopt these AI technologies is mounting. Yet the reality is that AI is still so new…...