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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Healthcare lease accounting insights: How two organizations got compliant and stay audit-ready all year long Healthcare organizations (HCOs) often hold multiple leases such as those for real estate, ...

House GOP members are demanding cuts of at least $1.5 billion in federal spending, but Senate Republicans are divided. Healthcare lease accounting insights: How two organizations got compliant and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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