The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded the first 200 of 1,000 Medicare-funded physician residency slots meant to support the healthcare workforce and fund additional positions in hospitals serving underserved communities.  About three-quarters of the new positions will be for primary care and mental health specialties, CMS said.

As a result of the trend toward more consolidation in healthcare, Medicare inpatient spending was highly concentrated among just two health systems in most regions, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. To understand where Medicare beneficiaries across the U.S. may be most affected by such market dynamics, the research examined the concentration […]

Ochsner Health System’s supply chain partnership with Amazon Business has allowed the New Orleans-based health system to have financially stable pricing on non-medical purchases.

Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has partnered with Northern Light Health to manage revenue cycle management, information systems, inpatient care management, analytics, project management office and supply chain for the Maine health system.

A group of Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated companies have founded a new medication contracting organization called Synergie Medication Collective, which is designed to serve both Blues and select independent health plans.

Hospitals are looking to cut expenses in the midst of financial pressure from inflation, workforce costs and other challenges to already thin margins. LogicSource CEO and founder David Pennino and Healthcare Managing Partner Brian White, who work with health system executives, say they often see hospitals spending more on non-medical items than other businesses do.

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has joined with five commercial managed care plans (MCPs) in an agreement to deliver Medi-Cal services to Medi-Cal managed care members in 21 counties across the state starting in January 2024. The MCPs include Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, […]

Of all of the factors that determine whether a person chooses to obtain health insurance, the single biggest factor is cost, according to a new survey commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected two petitions on the use of the abortion pill mifepristone.