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Fired staffers sue Health and Human Services, DOGE

1 day ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesFired Health and Human Services staffers have brought a lawsuit claiming the April 1 termination of thousands of federal workers was unlawful due to the use of faulty personnel records. The lawsuit was filed by former employees Tuesday in federal court for the District of Columbia. It names HHS, Secretary Robert F.
Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance

2 days ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks before the Senate Finance Committee earlier this year. Photo: Senate Finance Committee screen shotThe Trump administration has rescinded July 2022 guidance that allowed physicians to perform emergency abortions.
Rite Aid closing more than 100 additional stores

3 days ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Rite Aid is closing an additional 111 stores across 12 states, according to a filing on May 30 in federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey. This is Rite Aid's fourth notice of store closings. The new closings are in Maryland, California, Virginia, Washington, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Delaware and Oregon. The bulk of the stores are centered in New York and California. Thirty-eight are in California and 28 are in towns and cities in New York State.
2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending

4 days ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe White House released its planned 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. President Trump's budget proposes $94.7 billion in discretionary budget authority for HHS in 2026, a 27.5% decrease from the $130.7 billion for HHS requested by President Joe Biden in 2025. Under Biden, HHS's budget increased by 38% and staffing by 17%, the report said.
HIMSSCast: JPMorganChase scales the employer-sponsored market by investing in primary care

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Tetra/Getty ImagesDan Mendelson is CEO of Morgan Health, the healthcare arm of JPMorganChase. Its mission is to improve employer-sponsored healthcare by investing in innovative young companies that improve primary care, Mendleson said. Half of people in this country get health insurance through their employers and it's becoming increasingly unaffordable, he said. "Employers need more options," Mendelson said. "What employers see and what we see is that care is fragmented.
Payers, providers and vendors team to boost efficiency, close care gaps

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Nathan Eddy

Photo: katleho Seisa/Getty ImagesStrategic collaborations between payers, providers and health IT vendors are accelerating gains in healthcare efficiency, quality and financial performance, according to the latest KLAS Points of Light" report. The initiative recognized 25 partnerships in 2025 that demonstrated measurable impact in areas such as value-based care (VBC), prior authorization, and data interoperability -- each of which has become more urgent under new CMS mandates.
Patient, physician trust gap with AI persists

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Nathan Eddy

Photo: Marco VDM/Getty ImagesWhile most patients welcome the use of artificial intelligence for administrative tasks, such as making appointments or checking in, their comfort with AI drops – and the gap with healthcare professionals grows – when its use shifts into clinical areas and health risks rise. Many patients worry about the broader impact of digital technologies, fearing they could make healthcare feel less personal, according to Philips' Future Health Index.
Reconciliation bill with Medicaid cuts passes House

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Michael Duva/Getty ImagesThe House early Thursday morning passed President Trump's reconciliation bill in a 215-214 vote, sending it to the Senate where some Republicans are reportedly balking at its adding $3.8 trillion to the federal deficit. The bill aims to offset some of this debt and to pay for the president's proposed tax cuts by slashing programs and services.
Kettering Health hit with systemwide cyberattack

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Jeff Lagasse

Photo: Andrew Brookes/Getty ImagesKettering Health in Ohio is dealing with a system-wide technology outage brought on by a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to the network. Kettering was first made aware of the incident on May 20, when it noticed an inability to access certain patient care systems. This system failure led to elective inpatient and outpatient procedures being canceled and rescheduled for a later date.
UnitedHealth shares drop again on kickback allegations

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: sturti/Getty ImagesShares of UnitedHealth Group got battered again Wednesday morning on a report that it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to reduce costly hospital transfers. The Guardian reported that UnitedHealthcare paid thousands of dollars in bonuses to facilities as part of a cost-cutting drive to reduce hospital transfers for sick patients, a move that may have put patient health at risk. Reducing hospital transfers saves money by leading to fewer readmissions and ER visits.