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Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

On today’s episode, host J. Carlisle Larsen speaks with POLITICO’s Ben Leonard to talk more about his healthcare choices, their chances of getting confirmed by the Senate, and what his picks could signal about his second administration’s priorities.

With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, states were required to provide continuous enrollment for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in exchange for enhanced federal funding.

The future will favor payers that adapt to changing market circumstances with agency and velocity. Payers will need to make tough choices.

Following the release of Q3 financial reports, this week’s graphic takes stock of large health insurance companies’ recent financial performances.

This week’s graphic highlights the increasing prominence of state-directed payment (SDP) arrangements for Medicaid programs nationwide.

Recent efforts to contemporize primary care have proven that the best intentions, the smartest ideas, and a lot of money are no guarantee of commercial success. Corporate America has found primary care to be a confounding and, so far, unsuccessful business model.

DOJ sues to block UHG-Amedisys deal, Cigna quashes Humana merger talks, and Johnson & Johnson sues to revive its 340B rebate program.

This week’s graphic illustrates how Epic has continued to expand its lead in the electronic health record (EHR) market over its rival Oracle Health, which acquired Cerner in 2022.

After hearing reports from health systems about decreasing revenue capture from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, this graphic dives into some of the trends driving this costly challenge providers are facing.

CMS finalizes the 2025 OPPS rule, an appeals court rules reverses a No Surprises Act decision, and MACPAC calls for more Medicaid payment oversight.

Amazon and Cleveland Clinic announce an affiliation, Oracle unveils its new EHR, and semaglutide is almost off the drug shortages list.