Medicare Archives - CFO

Medicare Trustees Downgrade Finances

Workplace Issues

Medicare Trustees Downgrade Finances

Medicare's hospital insurance fund will be depleted by 2026, according to new estimates.

By William Sprouse | June 8, 2018

Humana Takes 40% Stake in Kindred at Home

Humana Takes 40% Stake in Kindred at Home

The insurer's contribution to a $4 billion buyout of Kindred Healthcare furthers its cost-saving strategy of keeping patients out of the hospital.

By Matthew Heller | December 19, 2017

Hedge Funders Charged With Insider Trading

Risk & Compliance

Hedge Funders Charged With Insider Trading

Analysts at Deerfield Capital allegedly used tips from a government employee in advance of announcements on Medicare reimbursement rates.

By Matthew Heller | May 24, 2017

Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies

Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies

The days of a total tax exclusion for employer-sponsored insurance may be numbered.

By Rohit Kumar | March 1, 2017

Aetna, Humana Walk Away From $34B Merger

Aetna, Humana Walk Away From $34B Merger

The insurers cited the Jan. 23 ruling in which a federal judge found the deal would substantially reduce competition in the Medicare Advantage market.

By Matthew Heller | February 14, 2017

How to Rein In the Soaring Costs of Specialty Drugs

Risk & Compliance

How to Rein In the Soaring Costs of Specialty Drugs

The 420-employer National Business Group on Health recommends public-policy changes relating to the proliferating category of specialty drugs.

By David McCann | January 30, 2017

Judge Derails Aetna-Humana Megamerger

Judge Derails Aetna-Humana Megamerger

The deal would substantially reduce competition in the Medicare Advantage market, a judge says in upholding the DoJ's antitrust lawsuit.

By Matthew Heller | January 24, 2017

U.S. Spending On Health Care to Be Less Than ACA Estimated

Workplace Issues

U.S. Spending On Health Care to Be Less Than ACA Estimated

The health-care reform law has contributed to the lower projections for the next four years, but so has a slow-growing economy.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 21, 2016

American Hospice Management Files Chapter 11

American Hospice Management Files Chapter 11

The end-of-life care provider has until April 30 to complete the sale of its money-losing operations in seven states.

By Matthew Heller | March 21, 2016

Kindred Healthcare to Pay $125M Over Medicare Fraud

Risk Management

Kindred Healthcare to Pay $125M Over Medicare Fraud

Patients "are entitled to receive care that is dictated by their clinical needs rather than the fiscal interests of healthcare providers," said the DoJ.

By Matthew Heller | January 12, 2016

U.S. Health-Cost Hikes Slow Down Again This Year

Human Capital & Careers

U.S. Health-Cost Hikes Slow Down Again This Year

The increases are still high, though, and they're accelerating globally.

By David McCann | May 15, 2014

Health-Insurer CFO Grapples with Obamacare Impact

Risk Management

Health-Insurer CFO Grapples with Obamacare Impact

The law is fundamentally reshaping the business of carriers like Health Care Service Corp., but finance chief Ken Avner is taking charge of the future.

By David McCann | November 7, 2013

Affordable Care Act Architect Says the Law Is Working

Affordable Care Act Architect Says the Law Is Working

MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, who helped write both the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts Health Connector, lays out the case for the law's impact.

By David McCann | October 18, 2013

Major Flux for Retiree Health Care

Major Flux for Retiree Health Care

IBM and Time Warner are the latest to say they’ll send ex-workers to private health-insurance exchanges. Companies making this move and their retirees could both be better off.

By David McCann | September 10, 2013

Hospital CFOs Dig In for a Tough Fight

Hospital CFOs Dig In for a Tough Fight

Whatever the Supreme Court rules on health-care reform, related finance challenges for hospitals are just beginning.

By David McCann | April 19, 2012