The stability of $0 premiums in Medicare Advantage
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STAT+: More hospital and outpatient visits expected to persist through fall and winter
Health care providers and health insurance companies are closing the books on their third quarters,…
STAT+: New lawsuit highlights another wrinkle for settling disputes over surprise medical bills
After Congress officially outlawed surprise medical bills last year, there’s been endless, litigious debate as…
STAT+: Brigham and Women’s exec opens up about the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute split, and what it means for the future of cancer care
The severing of ties between two of Boston’s biggest health care giants has placed one…
STAT+: GOP senator probes drug discount programs at Cleveland Clinic, Bon Secours
WASHINGTON — The top ranking Republican on the Senate health committee is launching an investigation…
STAT+: Senate committee chair tries to spark negotiations to keep Medicare solvent
WASHINGTON — The Senate Budget Committee started what could become a bipartisan effort to extend…
Kaiser Permanente workers announce an official strike date
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Black people are more likely to be physically restrained in emergency rooms, study finds
In the chaotic environment of an emergency room, hospital staffers sometimes face the question of…
STAT+: Cancer drug shortages widen disparities between big systems and small
For months, oncologist Kristen Rice found herself scrambling for cisplatin and carboplatin, two key chemotherapies…
STAT+: CommonSpirit’s answer to losing money: get bigger
CommonSpirit Health keeps adding more hospitals — and billions in new debt — even as…
STAT+: Four burning questions about the potential 85,000-worker Kaiser Permanente strike
This week, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is negotiating a new national contract with…
Senate HELP on collision course
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STAT+: Bernie Sanders, Bill Cassidy clash over proposal to increase primary care doctors, nurses
WASHINGTON — In a striking display of discord Thursday, leaders of the Senate’s health committee…
FTC sues private equity firm Welsh Carson, U.S. Anesthesia Partners for allegedly creating a monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission has sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its private equity owner, Welsh,…
STAT+: What the Dana-Farber, Brigham divorce means for patients
When Sarah, a mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 at the…
STAT+: Patients, doctors press FTC to beef up hospital merger scrutiny
Comments to antitrust regulators lay bare Americans’ anger and disillusionment over consolidation’s effects on all…
STAT+: Medicare wants to increase payments for heart rehab. Hospitals see an opening to get more
Medicare plans to pay more for a type of cardiac rehabilitation that takes place in…
STAT+: Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue
Boston isn’t the only city slated for a new cancer center. Far from it. There’s…
STAT+: Dana-Farber blindsided Brigham and Women’s. The blowback will be strong
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STAT+: House subcommittee forays into fixing drug shortages
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee took a first step today toward legislation to fix drug…
STAT+: Dana-Farber, in break with Brigham and Women’s, will build new cancer center with Beth Israel
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have announced plans to build a…
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New Senate deal would ban some facility fees, reform hospital contracting
WASHINGTON — A new, bipartisan deal in the Senate to fund primary care programs also…
STAT+: Civica Rx considers moving into chemo drugs as shortages worsen
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit formed by hospitals to deal with drug shortages is considering a…
STAT+: How Silicon Valley’s hospital whisperer bridges the gap between startups and health systems
SAN FRANCISCO — As part of one of the tech industry’s most revered venture funds,…
STAT+: Walmart may buy concierge Medicare Advantage provider ChenMed. But will it scale?
Walmart seems poised to increase its health care footprint by buying value-based senior care company…
As kids, they underwent a common test for UTIs. As adults, it haunts them as a traumatic ‘nightmare’
This story contains descriptions of an invasive medical procedure and mention of sexual assault. It’s…
STAT+: Experts fear private equity will pour gas on cardiology’s overuse problem
Coronary stenting is, by some measures, the most overused procedure in hospitals. The problem costs…
STAT+: Lawsuit raises antitrust and kickback allegations around cancer patient referrals
A large independent group of oncologists in Philadelphia is suing the area’s dominant hospital system,…
A new House health package & hospitals’ new site-neutral talking points
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STAT+: House committees strike deal on health transparency, PBM reform package
WASHINGTON — Republicans on three key House committees have reconciled their differing legislative packages to…
Information blocking fines are now fair game in health care
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Opinion: The question list is a simple way to help patients prepare for appointments
The term for a patient who lists their questions was likely coined in the late…
STAT+: Moving beyond ChatGPT: How generative AI is inspiring dreams of a health data revolution
The world’s largest technology companies are racing to build generative AI into every corner of…
STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum
The pharmaceutical industry has been up in arms over Medicare’s first list of 10 prescription…
Surgical outcomes, who does better — male vs female surgeons?
Want to ensure that patients will get better outcomes after surgery? It’s easy, just do…
Emotional dry cleaning: A writer helps doctors share their stories — and their pain
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Where Laurel Braitman is sitting is rather apt. Braitman, whose first…
Opinion: How learning the truth about chaos theory has helped me as an inpatient child psychologist
In inpatient child psychology, we treat children in crisis deemed at imminent risk of harm…
STAT+: Feds fine Medicare Advantage plans for overcharging their members
The federal government has started penalizing Medicare Advantage insurers that have one common, glaring problem:…
Opinion: How to save the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings
U.S. News & World Report recently issued its 2023-24 Best Hospitals ratings. The ratings come at…
Opinion: What the hospital-at-home movement tells us about igniting innovation in health care
As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps…
STAT+: Health care CEOs hauled in $4 billion last year as inflation pinched workers, analysis shows
The health care industry didn’t just provide a safe haven for jittery stock investors in…
STAT+: Not-for-profit CommonSpirit Health paid its CEO $35 million in 2021
CommonSpirit Health, the massive not-for-profit health system formed through a 2019 merger, paid its former…
STAT+: After Optum Health’s lowest profit margin in a decade, UnitedHealth makes changes
Just weeks after the division of UnitedHealth Group that provides care to patients posted its…
STAT+: Hospitals are dialing back on venture capital investing
Hospitals once dove headfirst into venture capital with splashy headlines and attention-grabbing numbers. Now, in…
STAT+: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages
Nearly every hospital pharmacy across the U.S. is experiencing shortages of prescription drugs. And the…
Kim Kardashian sparks debate on the benefits of full-body MRI scans
The last time Kim Kardashian posted about medical imaging, it was to prove her butt…
STAT+: AdventHealth sues MultiPlan, alleging a ‘cartel’ that underpays out-of-network medical claims
AdventHealth, a large religious-affiliated hospital system, has sued MultiPlan, alleging the company has worked with…
Pharma budget tightening trickles down to Doximity
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STAT+: ‘No data more personal’: Patients, digital health players weigh in on the FTC’s data privacy plan
This year has seen the Federal Trade Commission crack down on digital health companies’ irresponsible…
Ransomware attack shuts down hospital emergency rooms in several states
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