Weekly Update: Humana's $900M divestment | DoorDash doctor sues DOJ | Clinical texting chaos | 2M drop out of CHIP

The Kentucky-based insurance giant had owned a 40% stake in the hospice company, stemming from its 2021 acquisition of Kindred Healthcare. Humana said a “consortium of investors" is making the buy, but few details were revealed.

Anthony Weinert, DPM, said the reputational harm he suffered as a result of the 2019 healthcare fraud charges has left him unable to find work, despite the case being voluntarily withdrawn by authorities.

Many patients mistake auto-text messages from providers as opportunities to interact with the sender. When this happens, the patient often tries to communicate about more than just appointment scheduling. 

The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole. The gameplan walks hospital leaders through a number of actionable and achievable aims to which they can contribute.

The numbers from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families, a nonprofit academic research group that is drawing from recent enrollment data gathered by state governments.