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NATIONAL Amazon taps Hinge Health as MSK care partner, expanding digital health benefits program Anthem BCBS walks back on controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy Acadia Healthcare subject of another New York Times investigation California supplier to cut 70% of staff and 8 more supply chain updates CMS issues updated immediate jeopardy guidance HHS extends COVID... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024 5 Deals That Defined Hospital M&A in 2024 50 Joint Commission moves in 2024 Bristol Myers Squibb latest drug company to sue HHS over 340B rebate model CMS finalizes new kidney transplant model: 10 things to know CMS updates immediate jeopardy guidance: 4 key changes CMS... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon’s push into telehealth knocks shares of Hims & Hers America’s Rural Hospital Crisis Has Been Looming for Decades AMA lawsuit targets collusion in health care pricing CMS Unveils Major Changes for Nursing Home Surveys for 2025 DEA, HHS issue another extension for telehealth controlled substance prescribing Donald Trump taps TV personality Dr.... READ MORE

NATIONAL A flurry of hospital M&A moves to start November Aetna, Optum to settle ‘dummy code’ class-action case AHA urges Congress to act on key priorities for hospitals before end of the year AMA calls for tougher oversight of nonprofit hospitals AMA considers MyChart billing resolution: 5 things to know Amazon One Medical launches... READ MORE

NATIONAL 9 states targeting private equity CMS finalizes physician pay cut, while skilled nursing docs, others press for fix CMS finalizes 2025 fee schedule: 5 behavioral health updates CMS issues new hospital maternal health, safety standards: 8 things to know CMS updates ASC reporting requirements: 5 things to know CMS’ hospital capacity reporting rule... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA opposes CMS nursing home staffing rule: 5 notes AMA files lawsuit alleging price-fixing by MultiPlan American Medical Association President: Rural doctor shortage ‘already here’ CVS expands MinuteClinic primary care services Elevance, Cigna, CVS accelerate push into specialty pharmacy FTC drills down on cross-market hospital mergers How a group of clinicians launched a... READ MORE

NATIONAL 3 federal moves to address rural healthcare gap 340B purchases hit $66.3B in 2023 100M hit by Change Healthcare breach AHA pushes for hospital-at-home changes Amazon One Medical, Cleveland Clinic partner on primary care Big systems looking ‘outside of the four walls of the hospital’ Calm Health, UnitedHealthcare form partnership: 3 notes Cigna-Humana... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 hospitals, health systems facing Stark law allegations BCBSA antitrust lawsuit reaches $2.8B tentative settlement CMS sets Medicare appeal pathway for hospital designations Diabetes advocates back FTC lawsuit against PBMs Feds Say EMTALA Trumps Idaho Abortion Ban In Emergencies FTC lays out final rule on merger filings FTC increases premerger notification requirements despite... READ MORE

NATIONAL 92% Of U.S. Healthcare Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in the Past Year 3 major false claims cases and what they mean for fraud crackdown 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health AHA opposes HHS interoperability rule: 6 things to know AHA: Nonprofit Hospitals Delivered 10 Times Their Federal Tax Exemption AHRQ’s new patient... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to boost behavioral health CMS’ finalized rule on suspicious billing: 6 things to know CMS keeps raising the bar for Medicare Advantage star ratings CMS nursing home voting... READ MORE