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NATIONAL 4 takeaways on Medicare’s new mandatory payment model AMA President highlights growing crisis facing U.S. physicians Amazon reorganizes health-care business in latest bid to crack multitrillion-dollar market Amazon’s healthcare business to be divided into six units after losing top health executives Catholic systems unite at ‘pivotal moment’ to fight deeper Medicaid cuts CBO... READ MORE

NATIONAL 3 Stark law cases in 2025 A look at Amazon’s healthcare moves AHA Comments on CMS Skilled Nursing Facility FY 2026 Proposed Payment At-home self-collection doubles cervical cancer screening rates: 5 notes ‘Expensive and complicated’: Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies Here’s what nurses say is helping, hindering equitable hospital care delivery... READ MORE

NATIONAL 340B may move from HRSA to CMS: What you need to know Amazon expands Medicare access to PillPack America’s Hospital-Bed Shortage Is About to Become a Crisis Bill would allow physician-owned hospitals in rural areas Charity care policies can vary wildly between hospitals: report CMS budget proposal would shift nursing facility oversight CMS... READ MORE

NATIONAL 61 health systems ranked by total assets 45 states see SNF closings over past decade, biggest percentage decreases in Montana, Maine Abortion providers could face more prosecution under Trump, experts say Best Buy restructures health business after impairment charge Blue Cross Blue Shield plans reverse course on GLP-1 coverage CDC pulls COVID shot... READ MORE

NATIONAL $1 in Medicaid cuts costs rural areas $5: community hospital CEO Catholic health systems warn of program closures, higher premiums if Medicaid cuts pass CMS deploying more coders, ‘advanced systems’ to audit all Medicare Advantage contracts CMS shift sparks hope for high-needs ACO REACH extension CMS to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayment... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 Stark law developments physicians can’t afford to miss 4 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s dual congressional hearings AHA makes 100 suggestions for Trump administration American Medical Association’s next CEO brings policy experience and ‘digital savvy’ California to put $3.3B toward 5,000 mental health beds Colonoscopy reimbursement cuts spell trouble for patient care CVS... READ MORE

NATIONAL 19 states sue to block HHS reorganization, claim overhaul is unconstitutional Bill grants hospital staff same federal protections as flight crews: 5 notes CMS lead Dr. Oz questions federal funding for Medicaid expansion CMS process undermines negotiated drug prices, 340B: AHA CMS suspends 8 MIPS improvement activities Dr. Oz talks ‘generational opportunity’ to... READ MORE

NATIONAL 150 top places to work in healthcare|2025 Aetna to exit health insurance exchanges AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care CMS weighing prior authorization reforms: Report DOJ sues insurers over alleged Medicare Advantage kickbacks Epic sees biggest year for hospital EHR growth: KLAS HHS sued again over cuts to public health grants... READ MORE

NATIONAL 100 rural hospitals have closed labor and delivery in 5 years: Report 4 Joint Commission moves AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care Attorneys general to Congress: Ban PBMs from owning pharmacies DOGE stalls healthcare payments: 6 things to know Federal agency warns of potential breach in Oracle’s legacy cloud system Forget... READ MORE

NATIONAL 100 rural hospitals have closed labor and delivery in 5 years: Report 4 Joint Commission moves AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care Attorneys general to Congress: Ban PBMs from owning pharmacies DOGE stalls healthcare payments: 6 things to know Federal agency warns of potential breach in Oracle’s legacy cloud system Forget... READ MORE