Sydney Halleman is an Editor at Healthcare Dive. She specializes in health and wellness, healthcare systems, and the intersection of business and medicine, covering topics such as hospitals, patient care, and digital health. Her work has been featured in Cybersecurity Dive, BioPharma Dive, and Healthcare Industry News, among others.
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Regulators cleared the nonprofit’s $3.9 billion AmSurg acquisition — but with conditions.
City leaders said the regulation risks undermining the Affordable Care Act exchanges and adding new costs for local governments. Now, they’re suing to overturn the rule.
Dr. Willie Underwood III said he would focus on uniting physicians across specialties and advancing equity in medicine as president of the influential lobbying group.
Despite major financial struggles, some providers at a physician group in Washington, D.C., say the contract terms from its new, and much larger, parent is not the lifeline they want.
States will have to provide more rigorous financial analyses for their Medicaid demonstrations beginning in 2027, according to new federal guidance.
Employers are considering raising premiums and increasing other forms of cost sharing as they grapple with stubbornly rising health costs, according to a new survey from Mercer.
By: Sydney Halleman
Democrats are planning investigations into major healthcare topics if they win majorities in Congress this November. Healthcare firms should prepare for increased oversight now, experts say.
By: Sydney Halleman
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By: Sydney Halleman
The HHS Office of Inspector General said it had kicked over 1,200 people and entities off federal programs between October and March as the Trump administration ratchets up oversight into what it says is rampant fraud in healthcare.
It's the latest evidence of rising spending in the drug discount program as regulators attempt to tamp down on growth in 340B.
