Category: Press Release

Republicans have hitched themselves to the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, banking on its popularity to give them an electoral bounce. But the strategy carries risks. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist who rails against Big Pharma and ultraprocessed food, is the leader of the movement. And Americans’ […]

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed concerns about health care costs following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 on Feb. 5. Rayasam also discussed rising health insurance costs on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Jan. 30. Click here to watch Rayasam on CBS […]

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Clemson (S.C.) University are partnering to build a $71.2 million medical facility on the university’s campus, which will open in fall 2027. The project cost includes an $11.5 million grant from HSS’ Health Resources and Services Administration, a spokesperson for MUSC confirmed with Becker’s. The two parties broke ground Feb. […]

With so much money flowing into healthcare AI and funding many unproven solutions that will ultimately fail, a correction will be good for medicine, a Health Affairs commentary argues. AI spending in healthcare outpaces other sectors by a factor of 2.2, reaching $1.4 billion in 2025, triple the year before, the authors noted in the […]

Nurses’ clinical intervention and barcode medication scanning emerged as the two biggest safeguards preventing patient harm in intensive care units at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, according to a study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Researchers analyzed 288 near misses reported in 2024 from inpatient critical care units at the health […]

Younger employees are posing a more substantial cost risk, according to a Feb. 4 whitepaper from UnitedHealthcare and Health Action Council, which focuses on employer healthcare programs. The research relied on data from more than 225,000 HAC members with UnitedHealthcare plans. Craig Kurtzweil, chief data and analytics officer for UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business, joined the Becker’s Payer […]

HHS is asking for public comments on the potential implementation of regulations on diagnostic imaging technology to improve interoperability. The input will help the agency “explore the best and least burdensome ways to support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information, including diagnostic images, through the adoption of standards and the certification of […]

This February, BCBS Michigan shared how it will cut reimbursement by 50% for nonpreventive evaluation/management services with modifier 25 that were billed on the same day as procedure codes with global periods of zero, 10 or 90 days. Modifier 25 is used to indicate separate services provided on the same day. The policy will go into effect May 1, […]

Investing in employees is ingrained in the philosophy of Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health, formerly Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System. The system has historically taken a conservative approach to compensation and benefits — but recently undertook a significant shift, embracing a more progressive strategy grounded in financial strength, new processes and its mission-driven […]