Explore key 2025 developments in U.S. home-based care including CMS payment cuts, Medicaid budget impacts, UnitedHealth's Amedisys acquisition, and industry workforce changes shaping provider strategies.

Fitch lowers Humana's credit ratings due to sustained healthcare utilization and reduced Medicare Advantage bonus payments, impacting insurer financial strength.

Analysis of income trends, reimbursement challenges, and practice management strategies from an interventional pain physician navigating declining Medicare payments and rising operational demands.

Explore Medicaid intergovernmental transfers (IGTs) abuse, federal oversight challenges, and policy reform opportunities to restore Medicaid fiscal integrity and ensure equitable provider payments.

Learn about the Patient Financial Navigator Foundation's role in providing training and resources for patient financial navigation amid evolving healthcare automation trends.

Detailed analysis of 2025 skilled nursing sector challenges including deregulation impacts, Medicaid funding cuts, private equity roles, and market trends driving nursing home valuations and closures.

Independent U.S. pharmacies leverage Medicare Advantage OTC benefits to diversify revenue and enhance patient care amid rising healthcare costs and reimbursement challenges.

Research links Medicaid underpayments to financial strains in nursing homes, highlighting effects on staffing, operational quality, and care standards.

Health Affairs report reveals CMS overpaid hospitals $2.2B in relief after the 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack, highlighting challenges in Medicare reimbursement disruption and relief program design.

MedPAC recommends a 4% cut to Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities in 2027, analyzing post-acute care trends and reimbursement impacts on providers.