If Medicare were to cover anti-obesity medications (AOMs), federal spending would increase about $35 million between 2026 and 2034, finds a new Congressional Budget Office report.

Two major hurricanes that struck the U.S. South over the past couple of weeks, Helene and Milton, have caused healthcare supply chain disruptions that have prompted the federal government to step in. One major area the government is addressing is the shortage of IV fluids due to storm damage from Hurricane Helene at Baxter International’s […]

There’s been lots of scrutiny around private equity investment in healthcare. The argument against private equity is that it is concerned with short-term profits, which fits neither the nature nor culture of healthcare. However, healthcare needs private equity investment if it wants to innovate, according to Vin Phan, senior managing director and Global Transaction Advisory […]

Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Novant Health and Providence have formed Longitude Health, an organization that said it would invest in solutions built by them, for patients. The founding health system members will collectively make investments over the next five years towards its mission of identifying, developing and scaling solutions to […]

Stanford Health Care is working on an ambient-voice pilot to reduce the clinician workload and expanding AI into the ED and inpatient spaces, says Troy Foster, director of digital health.

Nonprofit health information exchange network Carequality has finished an investigation into a dispute between Epic and Particle Health regarding the accessibility of patients’ health data.

Bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans, including standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.

While progress toward the adoption of value-based care has been a slow lumber, the healthcare industry is still pushing toward that transition, with UnitedHealth Group weighing in on how best to accelerate that transformation.

Only seven plans received 5 stars for Parts C and D performance in the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Thursday.

Stanford Health Care uses AI-generated replies to in-basket messages and has an ambient AI scribe to reduce clinician burden, but does not use AI for clinical decision support, says medical informatics director Dr. Shreya Shah.