BCBS LA and Elevance sale on hold... again
Plus: The top critical access hospitals in the country
Good morning and happy Friday. Welcome to (an abbreviated) Friday Pulse Check from Fulcrum Strategies.
In the news:
Cigna to buy back $3.2B in stock - Becker’s Payer Issues
LIVE Cigna stock price: CI 0.00%↑
$2.5B BCBS Louisiana, Elevance Health sale on hold again - Becker’s Payer Issues
LIVE Elevance stock price: ELV 0.00%↑
Congress tiptoes toward healthcare AI legislation - Modern Healthcare
Hospital claims it was ‘drastically’ overcharged by pharma in a federal drug discount program - STAT
Wegovy fuels sharp rise in use of weight-loss drugs for US youth - Reuters
The top 100 critical access hospitals in the country - Becker’s Hospital Review
California Watch: Valley Fever Cases Surge after California’s Atmospheric River Downpour - Scientific American
Bonus California Watch: Enrollment in ACA Plans Sets Records in California -The Times of San Diego via Microsoft Start
On the podcast this week, Ron Howrigon and I discussed a new push by some members of Congress to eliminate the site of service differential for Medicare payments.
We discussed who benefits and who loses if a change like this were to take effect and what the possibility of its effect might be.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Have a good weekend,
Matthew