After a significant jump in healthcare spending in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare spending in the United States only increased 2.7% in 2021, according to new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published in Health Affairs.

CEO turnover surged in the final months of 2022, indicating that the disruptive labor challenges that have defined this year may not be over.

The American Medical Association is asking Congress to step in before new Medicare payment cuts go into effect in 2023.

High out-of-pocket costs are a growing problem in healthcare, often creating stress and confusion for patients. A new analysis in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes examined one way that physicians can help. 

Amgen’s newly created subsidiary, Pillartree Limited, will acquire Horizon Therapeutics for $116.50 per share in cash. That’s a premium of 19.7% above the closing price of $97.29 on Dec. 9, 2022.

While economic headwinds and rising interest rates have put a damper on mergers and acquisitions across the healthcare industry in the second half of 2022, health services deals are likely to be on the up and up next year.

Ed Gaines, JD, vice president of regulatory affairs and industry liaison, Zotec Partners, discussed the impact of the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule on radiology at RSNA 2022 in Chicago last week. RSNA and several other medical societies say the cuts are not sustainable.

A Northern California nurses union has approved their new employment deal with Kaiser Permanente after negotiating a 22.5% wage increase.