Inpatient psychiatric facility payments are expected to increase by 1.5%, or $50 million next year under Medicare’s Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal year 2023. 

CVS Health has entered into an agreement with the State of Florida to pay the state $484 million to resolve claims dating back more than a decade related to prescriptions for opioid medications that were filled at Florida CVS Pharmacy locations.

The American Hospital Association is prompting the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice to update its merger guidelines, in response to a request by the two federal agencies for comments and suggestions on how to overhaul the merger rules. The FTC and DOJ have solicited suggestions on how to modernize the guidelines […]

Operating margins at hospitals and health systems have been hit hard by the pandemic, and the Omicron surge was an additional setback as the healthcare industry continued to struggle at the beginning of the year.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule updating hospice-based payments and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2023.

The American Hospital Association has launched what it calls the Health Equity Roadmap, a framework meant to provide customized resources and action plans for health systems looking to become more equitable and eliminate structural barriers to health.

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum will combine with in-home healthcare service provider LHC Group, with UHG purchasing the latter for about $5.4 billion. LHC provides healthcare services in the home for a demographic of mostly older patients dealing with chronic illnesses and injuries. It will be melded with Optum, which manages drug benefits and offers data […]