Although hospitals see value in price transparency, a majority are concerned about significant challenges around deployment of CMS’ price transparency regulation, according to a KLAS survey of 66 revenue cycle leaders. The regulation stipulates hospitals must provide clear, accessible pricing estimates online for at least 300 different shoppable services.
UnitedHealth Group intends to sell the claims editing business of Change Healthcare once it acquires Change, according to an April 22 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UnitedHealth Group has entered into an equity purchase agreement to sell the claims editing business, ClaimsXten, of Change Healthcare to an affiliate of investment funds of TPG […]
The Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies have filed a notice to appeal a February ruling that affects the dispute resolution process in the No Surprises Act.
Optum has received approval from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office to go ahead with its planned purchase of Atrius Health. The AG’s office has determined that, pending judicial review by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, Atrius Health has met its requirements under Massachusetts charities law to sell its business to Optum Health and transfer its charitable […]
House Democrats are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to end so-called “junk plans.”
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.