BREAKING NEWS: House Passes Bill
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor House Passes Bill House passes bill in early-morning vote. The House of Representatives, predictably split along party lines, passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” in a 215-214 narrow win. All but three Republican representatives...BREAKING NEWS: UnitedHealth CEO Steps Down
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor Breaking News: UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty Steps Down Citing “personal reasons” with no elaboration, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down from his position, effective immediately. Witty joined UnitedHealth Group...BREAKING NEWS: Kennedy Rescinds Public Participation in Rule Making
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Public Participation Rescinded The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires that an agency public a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register; allow sufficient time for public participation via written data, views, or arguments;...Is Medicaid Down for the Count?
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicaid Payment System Goes Dark On Monday, January 27, President Trump, through the Office of Management and Budget, announced a temporary freeze on federal spending while his newly designated head of the Department of Government Efficiency...Medicare Advantage Increase for Payers, not Providers
Artificial Intelligence by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Announces Medicare Advantage Pay Hike On January 13, 2025, CMS announced its plans to increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 4.33%. Policy changes for Medicare Advantage and Part D include changes in how the agency calculates...Direct From the Front Lines
Breaking News by Andrew Pagsisihan, COO, AllCare Provider L.A. Brief From a Home Health Provider Direct from the front lines, a California agency owner talks about the experiences and challenges of providing care at home during the devastating California Wildfires. Healthcare Amid...Exclusive Inside Scoop: PocketRN and Assisting Hands
Breaking News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: William LeinerCOOwill.leiner@pocketrn.com PocketRN and Assisting Hands® Home Care Announce a National Strategic Partnership to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE)...VitalCaring Pulls Agreement
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor Just as we were setting the article on UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys for publication, we received the following breaking news story: VitalCaring Divestment Agreement Cancelled VitalCaring entered into the agreement on June 28, 2024, just...Updates on UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last Week As most of the U.S. now knows, last week, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan just hours before the UnitedHealth Group Investor Event. The Rowan Report provided the breaking news story...Meet the CMS Administrator Nominee
Admin by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA is the CMS Administrator nominee in the new administration that assumes power on January 20. A popular TV personality and former gubernatorial candidate, the public side of Dr. Oz is well known, but the details of his...BREAKING NEWS: UnitedHealth CEO Thompson Shot and Killed
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor United Health CEO in NY for Investor Event On November 26, UnitedHealth Group announced it would host its annual Investor Conference for analysts and institutional investors in New York City on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The purpose of...BREAKING NEWS – HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata
Breaking News HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle RandAlloy on behalf of HHAeXchange855-300-8209hhaexchange@alloycrew.com HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata Technologies, Enhancing Ability to Serve Homecare Providers,...CMS Ransomware Attack: Breach of PII
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Ransomware Attack In mid-2023, a planned file transfer went awry when Clop claimed to have breached hundreds of companies that they later listed on a data leak site. Among the companies listed were Shell, UnitedHealthcare Student...BREAKING NEWS: Blumenauer Proposes Hospice Overhaul
Breaking News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Portland District Office 503-231-2300 blumenauer proposes overhaul to hospice benefit If enacted, the legislation would be the single most significant update to the hospice benefit and payment structure since its inception in 1982...
