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 […]

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized both Pfizer and Moderna to give a second booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 50 years of age and older and to those who are immunocompromised. The additional shot follows completion of a three-dose primary vaccination series at least four months after the first booster.

President Joe Biden’s proposed 2023 budget submitted to Congress gives the Department of Health and Human Services $127.3 billion in discretionary budget authority and $1.7 trillion in mandatory funding.