Bob Herman

By Bob Herman April 1, 2024 O ver the past few weeks, Medicare Advantage insurers demanded that the Biden administration give them higher payment rates for next year.

HCA told the government it doled out almost $1 billion more in charity care in 2022 than it reported to shareholders, allowing it to extract billions from taxpayer-funded programs.

Medicare estimates that a new Alzheimer’s treatment could cost the program billions of dollars by next year — well beyond what Wall Street projects.

By Bob Herman April 15, 2024 C HICAGO — The split between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has been messy

Medicare expects a big spike in spending on the Alzheimer's drug Leqembi -- $3.5 billion by 2025.

By Bob Herman April 22, 2024 You're reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT's weekly newsletter following the flow of money in medicine.

By Bob Herman April 24, 2024 O ver the past two decades, hundreds of hospital mergers have escaped federal antitrust scrutiny and led to both higher prices and less competition, a new study shows.

By Bob Herman April 26, 2024 M ultiPlan is facing a new class action lawsuit that alleges the company and large health insurers “conspired to fix, suppress, and stabilize” payments made for out-of-network medical claims.

The Biden administration finalized a host of Medicaid rules last week, and there is one provision that is an absolute boon for hospitals.

Walmart had grand ambitions, back in 2019, to grow a network of cheaper primary care clinics attached to its ubiquitous stores. Those ambitions are now