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Kaiser Permanente clears $115B revenue in 2024 thanks to Risant Health additions

The nonprofit shared a $569 million operating income (0.3% operating margin) and $12.9 billion bottom line, the latter of which included $6.8 billion in one-time income from the Geisinger Health and Cone Health acquisitions.
 

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Medicaid likely faces severe cuts in House's new budget framework

Pressure is picking up on congressional Republicans to agree on spending cuts, and all eyes are on how leadership intends to remake Medicaid.

Mass General Brigham announces wave of nonclinical layoffs amid budget deficits

The major nonprofit system declined to put a number on the cuts and consolidations, but pointed to a $250 million two-year budget gap it's seeking to address. Media reports place the anticipated headcount in the hundreds.

Hims & Hers sees 650% spike in traffic following Super Bowl ad as clash over compounded GLP-1s heats up

Hims & Hers hit the bullseye with its Super Bowl ad, sparking a surge in clicks to its site. The controversial ad also hit a nerve with the pharma industry and lawmakers, who lashed the company for "deceptive" advertising.

Federal judge says Trump admin is violating order to halt funding freezes; DOJ's initial appeal denied

The Trump administration is violating a temporary restraining order by continuing to improperly freeze federal funds—including those related to National Institutes of Health and other agencies, per a Monday order. The administration has filed an appeal with two motions for a stay, one of which was denied late Tuesday.

UnitedHealth Group, Amedisys plan to divest facilities in bid to close $3.3B merger

UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys outlined plans to divest a significant number of home health and hospice locations as they seek to close their $3.3 billion merger.

Trump creates MAHA commission on chronic disease, chaired by RFK

Immediately following Senate confirmation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been named chair of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, which will be focused on chronic disease and transparency in medical research.

White House begins plan to eliminate 'thousands' of HHS employees, reports say

Managers across the health agencies were tasked with categorizing their probationary workers to determine those who were not mission critical, according to two new media reports citing internal sources.

Judge orders HHS to reverse health web page, data blackout

HHS, CDC and FDA have until midnight Tuesday to restore a selection of health resources to their Jan. 30 versions, and until Friday to do so for other pages and datasets outlined by the case's physician advocacy plaintiff.

Healthcare lobbying 2025: Here are the top policy issues for hospitals, payers, docs and tech

With budget reconciliation right around the corner, different slices of the healthcare industry have made their views clear on issues like physician pay, ACA subsidies, telehealth flexibilities, prior authorization, PBM reform and more.
 
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