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HIMSS26 speaker imagines healthcare in 2035
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (14+ words) HIMSS26 speaker imagines healthcare in 2035Healthcare Finance News HIMSS26 speaker imagines healthcare in 2035...
Medicare Advantage growth slows
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (360+ words) Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans is still growing, but at a slower pace, according to'STAT. STAT cited federal data showing that, as of Feb. 1, approximately 35.5 million Americans are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which represents close to a 3% growth…...
Central Maine Healthcare acquired by Prime Healthcare Foundation
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (218+ words) Central Maine Healthcare has been acquired by the California-based Prime Healthcare Foundation, a public, nonprofit charity. This expands the foundation's footprint to 21 hospitals nationwide across eight states and is its first foray into Maine." Prime Healthcare Foundation said it intends…...
HIMSSCast: 2026 could be the most challenging year yet for Medicare Advantage payers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (476+ words) This is a difficult time for the Medicare Advantage insurers. MA plans are facing rising medical costs due to increased utilization across a population that is continuing to age and experience chronic conditions. In its Advance Notice released in January,…...
Revenue and payer-mix pressures continue to weigh on long-term sustainability
1+ week, 4+ day ago (515+ words) U.S. hospital financial performance stabilized in 2025, but underlying revenue and payer-mix pressures continue to weigh on long-term sustainability, according to Kaufman Hall's latest'National Hospital Flash Report. The report, produced using recurring monthly data from more than 1,300 hospitals tracked by Strata Decision…...
Humana’s earnings fall on Medicare Advantage challenges
1+ week, 6+ day ago (530+ words) Humana, the country's second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer, pointed to rising medical costs due in large part to increased utilization of services and an'Advance Notice payment rate for MA that executives said came in below the medical cost trend, for its…...
Tech companies pledge $600 million to support Medicaid work requirements
3+ week, 4+ day ago (512+ words) Ten health technology companies have pledged to help states prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement and work requirements, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The 10 tech companies have told CMS they intend to…...
Tech companies pledge $600 million to support states' Medicaid work requirements
3+ week, 4+ day ago (525+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Ten health technology companies have pledged to help states prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement and work requirements, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The 10 tech…...
Indiana hospitals are facing worsening financials, IHA says
3+ week, 6+ day ago (417+ words) Hospital ER in Bloomington, Indiana Indiana hospitals are facing a worsening financial outlook that threatens access to essential health services across the state, according to a'new analysis prepared by Kaufman Hall for the Indiana Hospital Association. Rural hospitals are particularly…...
Medicare Advantage insurers get a .09% payment increase in Advance Notice
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (308+ words) Medicare Advantage insurers get a .09% payment increase for 2027 should the Advance Notice released on Monday be finalized. During an earnings call on Tuesday morning, UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley called the rate "disappointing." The Centers for Medicare and…...