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17/08/2025

Hospital Margins Grow, Yet Bad Debt & Expenses Continue to Climb

Hospital margins improved in June as revenue gains outpaced patient volume — but Kaufman Hall’s latest data shows that financial gaps between high- and low-performing organizations persist, with increasing expenses and bad debt threatening long-term stability.

17/08/2025

GLP-1s Come With High Price Tags and Major Side Effects. Could Microdosing Be the Answer?

Noom recently launched a microdosing program for GLP-1s. However, some are concerned about the use of compounded GLP-1s in this program, as they are not FDA-approved.

17/08/2025

In Tough Climate for Raising Money, VC Firm Hatteras Secures $200M for Two New Funds

Even with venture capital fundraising slowing down, Hatteras Venture Partners was able to close two new funds for investments in seed- and early-stage companies. We also have a recap of recent financings in the biotech sector.

17/08/2025

Telehealth Safe Harbor Is A Win-Win For Workers And Employers

Health plan sponsors have more flexibility and opportunities than before to improve healthcare access and steer their workforce toward high-quality, high-value care.

17/08/2025

Why Nurse Competency Training Should Mirror Weather Emergency Preparedness

We must continuously improve our education system, spanning from classroom to continued education, with vetted techniques that acknowledge the chaos and complexity of the healthcare environment. Learning by doing — our version of emergency weather drills — must happen before the storm hits, not ...

15/08/2025

Why Some Health Systems Are Flipping the Outsourcing Model & Selling Their Own Services

Some large health systems are experimenting with selling their internal capabilities — such as IT support, revenue cycle management and call center operations — to smaller hospitals as a new revenue stream. While the approach is still rare, it has the potential to help health systems monetize th...

15/08/2025

Why Employers Predict a 10% Increase in Healthcare Costs for 2026

Employers are projecting a median 10% increase in healthcare costs for 2026, driven largely by high claims and specialty drug expenses, according to a recent survey.

15/08/2025

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15/08/2025

Pfizer Gets Another Dose of Disappointment as Sickle Cell Disease Drug Fails Pivotal Test

Pfizer’s inclacumab did not beat a placebo in a Phase 3 test in sickle cell disease. The trial failure comes nearly a year after Pfizer voluntarily withdrew Oxbryta from the market after tests showed higher rates of complications and deaths for that sickle cell disease drug.

15/08/2025

Is Evolved Nasal Lavage a Solution for Post-Pandemic URI Test Avoidance?

As healthcare systems actively recalibrate their diagnostic strategies, evolved nasal lavage presents a safer, smarter specimen collection standard that results in more accurate and timely diagnosis plus more effective virus containment.

15/08/2025

Your Healthcare Startup Is Built for Speed and Agility — Your Agency Should Be Too

In today’s healthcare landscape, credibility doesn’t come from an agency logo. It comes from an idea that lands, a brand platform that manifests quickly, and results that speak for themselves.

14/08/2025

350 Healthcare Organizations Call for Extension of Medicare Telehealth Access

A group of healthcare organizations sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to permanently extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.