Financial Trouble Ahead For Hospitals Due To Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Cuts imposed by President Trump's One "Big Beautiful Bill" will soon hit U.S. hospitals after a relatively strong cash and operating positions of the last five years,

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Oscar Health Reports Another Big Profit As Obamacare Member Costs Ease

Insurer Oscar Health swung to a $361 million second quarter profit while eclipsing $1 billion in net income for the first six months of the year as medical costs eased.

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CVS Health Profits Hit $2.9 Billion As Firm Gets Handle On Aetna Costs

CVS Health's second quarter net income nearly tripled to $2.9 billion compared to the year ago quarter as the company gets a better handle on its Aetna health plan costs.

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Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law

“I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake,” the senator said.

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Thousands Of Seniors May Lose Medicare Advantage As Plan Exits Escalate

Major Medicare Advantage insurer Humana is withdrawing from certain markets for 2027, a move expected to be mirrored by other companies facing rising medical expenses.

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As New CEO Takes Charge, Cigna Reports $1.7 Billion Quarterly Profit

The Cigna Group reported second quarter net income of nearly $1.7 billion despite continued elevated medical costs dogging the entire health insurance industry.

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Humana Profits Hit $694 Million As Medicare Costs Fall In Line

Humana reported second quarter net income of $694 million as costs of care for older adults in its Medicare Advantage plans fell in line with company expectations.

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Centene Reports $1 Billion Profit As Health Insurer’s Costs Ease

Health insurer Centene’s net income eclipsed $1 billion in the second quarter as the company is getting a better handle on rising costs of people in its health plans.

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UnitedHealth Group Profits Hit $5.4 Billion As Costs Continue To Ease

UnitedHealth Group reported second quarter net income of $5.48 billion as medical costs dropped, triggering an improved financial outlook for the rest of the year.

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Elevance Health Profits Eclipse $1.4 Billion As Costs Ease Somewhat

Elevance Health reported second quarter net income of $1.45 billion as medical costs fell in some health plans, triggering an improved outlook for the rest of the year.

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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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Another Wave Of Double-Digit Obamacare Rate Hikes Coming For 2027

Health insurers selling Obamacare are proposing another year of double-digit percentage premium increases for 2027, a new KFF analysis shows.

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Peak Rock Capital Buys Asembia As Specialty Pharmacy Industry Grows

Peak Rock Capital bought Asembia, a provider of services surrounding specialty pharmacy including distribution, group purchasing and technology connecting patients.

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Cigna’s Evernorth Makes $100 Million AI Specialty Pharmacy Investment

Cigna’s Evernorth health is investing $100 million to support a new AI-powered program designed to improve how patients access and experience specialty pharmacy.

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Doctor Pay Is Up Because They’re Busy, Not Because Of Reimbursement

Physicians are working harder for more pay amid an ongoing doctor shortage while reimbursement rates are stagnant and expected to worsen, a new AMGA report shows.

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Merger Of Abarca And LucyRx May Not Be The Last PBM Deal This Year

More mergers and acquisitions among pharmacy benefit management companies could follow the proposed combination of the PBMs Abarca Health and LucyRx.

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Abarca Health And LucyRx To Merge Into Alternative To Big Three PBMs

Abarca Health and LucyRx - two independent pharmacy benefit managers - have agreed to merge asregulators and the public seek a better price on prescription drugs.

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Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000, But Increase Lags U.S. Inflation

Primary care physician compensation reached nearly $330,000 last year but “increases generally trailed the cost of living,” the Medical Group Management Association said.

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Health Insurer Centene Offers Companywide Worker Buyouts To Cut Costs

Obamacare insurer Centene is offering employees buyouts companywide to cut costs after losing more than two million health plan members this year.

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Trouble Ahead For GLP-1 Drugs As Health Plans Stop Paying

Half of U.S. employers and health plans are balking at paying for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy for weight loss and obesity treatment, a new report shows.

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Medicare Advantage Continues To Grow Despite Health Insurer Exits

Medicare Advantage is the choice of 55% of eligible beneficiaries for health insurance for Americans 65 and older.

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Health Costs Jumping 18% For Small And Medium-Sized Businesses

Healthcare costs are rising 18% for small-and mid-sized businesses as employers grapple with a surge in inflation and medical expenses, a Morgan Health report shows.

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Health Groups Launch ‘One Nation, Overcharged’ Campaign As Affordability Grips U.S.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is launching a campaign to ‘amplify the voices and experiences of people affected by high healthcare costs.”

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Employer Co-Pays For GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs To Rise If They’re Covered

GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy are the biggest contributor to rising prescription spending. And that will trigger co-payments to rise.

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