Tea Leaves: January 8, 2024: Providers

Since COVID-19 struck, many providers have continued to invest in new facilities and expand services, despite the financial challenges related to the pandemic. Projects temporarily stalled and new developments were put on hold, but it wasn’t long before systems...

Tea Leaves: January 8, 2024: Payers

Elevance Health and its state-based subsidiaries initiated a lawsuit against the federal government last week demanding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) undo technical changes to the star ratings program, recalculate scores, and redetermine quality...