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The American Hospital Association (AHA), the Maine Hospital Association (MHA) and four safety-net hospitals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maine challenging changes by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the 340B Drug Pricing Program that would expand the use of a proposed rebate model previously halted by the courts. Estimates show the new program could impose more than $1 billion in annual administrative costs on already-strapped hospitals.
On October 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Rural Health Transformation Program Obligated Funds report. The report provides an early state-by-state view of how the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program is being put to work. It highlights substantial differences in reported implementation progress and how states direct funds toward rural healthcare needs.
Loneliness And Diabetes: Harnessing an Opportunity for Better Outcomes
In recent years, health plans have invested heavily in improving diabetes care, with expanded access to medications, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and digitally enabled care management programs. Yet despite these advances, only around 40% of adults with diabetes achieve recommended glycemic targets, highlighting that important gaps remain despite substantial advances in diabetes care. One important factor may be human connection — or the lack thereof.
Urban hospitals face closure rates similar to rural facilities, study finds
Nationwide acute care hospital closures are outpacing new openings, with similar rates of shutdown among facilities in urban and rural regions alike, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. From 2010 through 2025, the U.S. saw 432 hospital closures and 216 new openings, reflecting a net loss of 216 and about 24,400 beds, the researchers wrote in a JAMA research letter published Thursday. Eighty-four million people lived in areas affected by a hospital closure, according to the study.
Little room for stakeholder consensus among potential Medicare Advantage reforms
There are plenty of eyes on the Medicare Advantage program, and interest in reforms is growing on both sides of the aisle. It's with that backdrop that researchers at RAND surveyed experts about potential policy ideas and the impacts on beneficiaries, costs and more. The analysis was built using the Delphi method, in which panels are presented with multiple rounds of questioning to determine a consensus.
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