Research from healthcare data analytics firm Trilliant Health found that negotiated rates carry a higher price tag for common services, calling into question the value of transparency regulations.

As organizations turn to external services for help, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to evaluate how this practice impacts patient care and the bottom line. 

Sunil Rao, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that same-day discharge is still relatively rare for these patients, but it appears to be growing more common over time. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have played a key role in the development of this trend.

Over the first two years of implementation, about 7.5 million Medicaid enrollees eligible for cancer screenings will lose coverage, researchers estimate.  

Chattanooga-based Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Associates has pushed the country’s largest commercial payer to up its rates to match other larger communities such as Memphis and Nashville.    

Less than two years after closing its patient care clinics and selling its telehealth services, Walmart is re-entering healthcare with a new platform to match patients with virtual providers.

The FTC argued that the $945M deal, first announced in 2024, was "anticompetitive." A federal judge agreed. 

Seventeen Republicans joined Democrats to pass a three-year extension to the tax credits that made medical plans sold through HealthCare.gov cheaper for millions of Americans. However, the GOP passed a competing measure in December that would see the federal government focus on association health plans. It’s unclear if either will find traction in the Senate.