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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/29/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/29/22 Supreme Court sides with HHS, not hospitals, in DSH payment case Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 6/24/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 6/24/22 Colorado gets OK to amend federal waiver, will launch public option Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/24/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/24/22 100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Enrollment Figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Anthem launches Carelon, Wellpoint ahead of Elevance Health rebrand Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/17/22 Supreme Court overturns 340B pay cut to hospitals Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 They Thought They Were Buying Obamacare Plans. What They Got Wasn’t Insurance. Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 After months of warnings, CMS hands out its first fines to hospitals failing on price transparency Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/10/22 Medicaid enrollees must share lawsuit awards with states, Supreme Court rules Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 Kaufman Hall: Hospitals face 4th straight month of declining operating margins Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 6/3/22 Kaiser Family Foundation: Insurers on the hook for $1B in rebates this year Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/27/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/27/22 Insurers estimate No Surprises Act blocked 2M bills in two months Read More
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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/18/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/18/22 US Set to Extend Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Past July Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/13/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/13/22 Hospitals see growing financial impact from 340B discount restrictions Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/13/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 5/13/22 AMA, AHA among groups pressing HHS to keep COVID-19 emergency past July expiration date Read More
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