This week’s top stories include Physician Partners of America agreeing to pay $24.5M to settle a number of alleged violations, including unnecessary testing, and CMS estimates that payments to acute care hospitals will increase in 2023 by $1.6B.

Humana has signed a definitive agreement with private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to divest a majority interest in Humana’s Kindred at Home subsidiary, KAH Hospice.  Under the agreement, Humana will divest a 60% interest in KAH Hospice and receive cash proceeds of approximately $2.8 billion. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is earmarking roughly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funds to reduce health disparities through new data-driven efforts for HRSA Health Center Program-supported health centers and look-alikes.