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The Winning Edge for Employer GLP-1 Cost Containment
Hospitals and health systems must strategically manage rising GLP-1 costs while balancing workforce health and long-term financial sustainability.
Payer
Fact Check: Are 5M Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That's Unsupported
"Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients 'simply choose not to work' and 'spend six hours a day socializing and watching...
CFO
Infographic: 5 Notes for CFOs On Direct Primary Care Models
Could health systems ditch traditional high-deductible health plans for direct primary care models?
Payer
Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom
Georgia offers coverage to those who can prove they're working or completing 80 hours a month of other qualifying activities.
CFO
Direct Primary Care: A Predictable Path Forward for CFOs? (Part 2)
As financial pressures grow, CFOs are eyeing Direct Primary Care as a more stable, patient-focused alternative?though not without risks and...
Payer
Perspective: Surprise Medical Bills Were Supposed to Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They're Not.
The No Surprises Act has been a phenomenal success in taking on some unfair medical billing practices, but it wasn't...
CFO
Direct Primary Care: A Predictable Path Forward for CFOs?
Could health systems ditch traditional high-deductible health plans for direct primary care models?
Payer
In Rush to Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
Health industry lobbyists are assessing the damage after Trump's OBBBA raced through Congress in less than two months with only...
Payer
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
Signed into law, the bill will reverse many of the health coverage gains of the Biden and Obama administrations, whose...
Payer
States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump's Budget Bill
The moves affect consumers and have particular resonance for the 19 states (plus Washington, D.C.) that run their own ACA...
CFO
How to Collaborate With Payers in 2025: Advice from HFMA
CFOs can get ahead with payers by using tech, leveraging data, and planning early.
CFO
4 Tips for Payer Collaboration from HFMA
Here's how CFOs can keep pace with, or even get ahead of, payers.