Category: Health Care Inc. Newsletter
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STAT+: Aetna’s ACA hospital prices, and a new Cigna deal
STAT+: Aetna’s ACA hospital prices, and a new Cigna deal This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Try this extremely fun color game. How good are you at remembering and then creating a color you see? (I got 36.73/50 — not good.) Color me impressed with all…
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STAT+: Medicare’s AI ‘modernization’ project, and the Ohio hospital antitrust battle
STAT+: Medicare’s AI ‘modernization’ project, and the Ohio hospital antitrust battle This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Welp, the Winter Olympics are over. Guess it’s time to watch the new pro curling league. Sweep your tips and commentary this direction: [email protected]. The AI ‘modernization’ project at…
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STAT+: The health care economy, and a surprising Humira chart
STAT+: The health care economy, and a surprising Humira chart This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Meet Cycling Mikey, the man who patrols London’s streets and reports people who are on their phones while driving. It’s an extremely engaging profile of a man who proudly calls…
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STAT+: The risk score shuffle, and TrumpRx’s not-so-great deals
STAT+: The risk score shuffle, and TrumpRx’s not-so-great deals This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Speed skating is an elite Olympic event. Wearing knives on your shoes and then zooming around 5,000 meters in six minutes? While barely breathing? Send me your tips and your Olympic…
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STAT+: A telling UnitedHealth chart, and the Medicare Advantage earthquake
STAT+: A telling UnitedHealth chart, and the Medicare Advantage earthquake This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. A 91-year-old woman in Nebraska was going to sell an old stoneware crock for $20 in her garage sale, but it was too heavy to move. So she put it…
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You don’t have to read Trump’s health care plan, and Tara’s JPM26 takeaways
You don’t have to read Trump’s health care plan, and Tara’s JPM26 takeaways This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello! The newsletter didn’t come out yesterday in honor of MLK Day, but we’re back right after Indiana University became national champions. I also want to know…
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STAT+: The silence of CMS
STAT+: The silence of CMS This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Welcome BACK. So glad you’re here. I kicked off my 2026 by running a 5k with a friend, and now I’m wondering whether running continues to be a hobby or an elongated midlife crisis. What…
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STAT+: Your health care industry 2025, wrapped
STAT+: Your health care industry 2025, wrapped This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello, dear readers. This is the last Health Care Inc. of 2025, so I thought it was only fitting to look back and see which companies, characters, and storylines defined the year. What…
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STAT+: A record Medicare drug payout, and the JPM dodgers
STAT+: A record Medicare drug payout, and the JPM dodgers This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. My son and I are obsessed with the game show “99 to Beat,” hosted by Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews. The finale was last week, and it was an absolute…
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STAT+: Rx cost explosion, ghost rates, and Cigna’s rebate guarantees
STAT+: Rx cost explosion, ghost rates, and Cigna’s rebate guarantees This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Apparently, some vets are already using GLP-1s for diabetic cats. We are all a clinical trial or two away from “Ozempets” becoming mainstream. But do we really want our pets…
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STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment chaos, and more expensive stars
STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment chaos, and more expensive stars This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hey, everyone! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Did you know we have a wildly good Cyber Week deal to become a STAT+ subscriber? I really appreciate all of you…
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STAT+: Everyone picked a health plan, everyone’s miserable
STAT+: Everyone picked a health plan, everyone’s miserable This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Friends…hello. I’m BACK. My wife and I welcomed a new baby a few months ago. We now have two kids (still weird to say kids, plural), and we couldn’t be happier. Do…
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STAT+: Why a quarter of NC’s Medicaid members could lose coverage
STAT+: Why a quarter of NC’s Medicaid members could lose coverage This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Truly didn’t mean for this to be such a UnitedHealth Group-heavy newsletter. When you’re the world’s biggest health care company by revenue, that’s just gonna happen sometimes. Get at…
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STAT+: Medicare to cut pay for specialist physicians
STAT+: Medicare to cut pay for specialist physicians This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Before you read further, let me warn you: This is going to be an earnings-heavy newsletter. If you’re mad about that, why do you subscribe to a business newsletter anyway? Complaints to:…
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STAT+: Medicare threatens to cut off funding for HCA’s Mission Hospital
STAT+: Medicare threatens to cut off funding for HCA’s Mission Hospital This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Yesterday my 2-year-old told me “skeletons are just bones” and, like, yeah. [email protected]. HCA’s Mission is in trouble again It’s only been six years since HCA took over Mission…
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STAT+: A CMS about-face on Medicare payments, and a STAT Summit recap
STAT+: A CMS about-face on Medicare payments, and a STAT Summit recap This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Guys, last week was so great. I got to catch up with STAT pals in Boston and even some of YOU at the STAT Summit! (More on that…
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STAT+: The Supreme Court tackles medical malpractice
STAT+: The Supreme Court tackles medical malpractice This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. I’m headed to Boston next week for the STAT Summit! I’m going to be talking to current and former Medicaid directors about work requirements. What should I ask them? Ideas to: [email protected]. Also,…
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STAT+: Doctors face off with Cigna over new policy that may cut reimbursements
STAT+: Doctors face off with Cigna over new policy that may cut reimbursements This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Several people reached out after last week’s investigation to say they, too, experienced pressure not to test for infections or report them to the government. One even…
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STAT+: A STAT investigation and insurers staying the course on vaccines
STAT+: A STAT investigation and insurers staying the course on vaccines This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. ~*~*~Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee~*~*~ and thank goodness for these heroes trying to save it from tariffs. As always, please direct tips to: [email protected]. ‘Health…
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STAT+: The best paid CEOs in health care
STAT+: The best paid CEOs in health care This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello, hello — glad you’re here! Some housekeeping: Health Care Inc. is off until Sept. 8. I’m also going on parental leave soon, but HCI will be in the extremely capable hands…
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STAT+: The Medicare Advantage research machine
STAT+: The Medicare Advantage research machine This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello! This newsletter started in July 2022, and now here we are, more than three years later. It’s wild how much has changed in health care, and yet, there hasn’t been any real change…
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STAT+: Faux price transparency, MAGA MA, and UnitedHealth’s other data breach
STAT+: Faux price transparency, MAGA MA, and UnitedHealth’s other data breach This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Welcome back, pals. What I’m reading: A profile of the running program in Kenya, one that includes immense talent but also a doping crisis as runners attempt to escape…
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STAT+: Even tennis superstars need health insurance
STAT+: Even tennis superstars need health insurance This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Famous YouTubers like Ryan Trahan have new competition: STAT’s senior multimedia producer Alex Hogan. Alex’s latest vlog is great: He goes on a “MAHA food crawl” where he tries things like Coke with…
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STAT+: Health insurers are struggling, big time
STAT+: Health insurers are struggling, big time This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello! Good to see you here. The $5.3 trillion health care system remains one of the central sources of American job growth. That’s especially the case among women who graduated college, but not among…
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STAT+: What the threatened Medicaid cuts look like, and Humana’s Villages play
STAT+: What the threatened Medicaid cuts look like, and Humana’s Villages play This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Last week, my wife, son, and I met some friends at a local festival, and I beat the carnival workers at their own game: popping seven balloons with…
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STAT+: The impending uninsured surge from Trump’s tax-cut bill
STAT+: The impending uninsured surge from Trump’s tax-cut bill This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hope you had a restful holiday weekend. Eight years ago, President Trump and Republicans failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act after John McCain’s famous thumbs-down. Last week, Trump and Republicans…
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STAT+: The future of free preventive care, and prior authorization in Medicare
STAT+: The future of free preventive care, and prior authorization in Medicare This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Hello, everyone! Do you have an outstanding medical bill? Maybe your provider will accept Labubus. You can always send your frustrating billing stories here, too. [email protected]. Preventive care stays free,…
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STAT+: What to know about the man who led DOGE’s cost cuts at HHS
STAT+: What to know about the man who led DOGE’s cost cuts at HHS This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. Welcome back to Health Care Inc.! I can promise you that you will never see any of these kinds of “formatting…
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STAT+: Hospitals earn big profits, insurers face ramped up Medicare Advantage audits
STAT+: Hospitals earn big profits, insurers face ramped up Medicare Advantage audits This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. We’re back on this Tuesday — hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend! This Friday at 10:55 a.m. ET, I’ll be participating (virtually) on a panel run…
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STAT+: The UnitedHealth crash and mandatory Medicare models
STAT+: The UnitedHealth crash and mandatory Medicare models This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. I’ve always been skeptical of virtual reality headsets, and it appears my skepticism has been justified. Tell me what’s going on in your reality, virtually: [email protected] or…
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STAT+: UnitedHealth’s financial miscues, and an $800 million revenue cycle bonanza
STAT+: UnitedHealth’s financial miscues, and an $800 million revenue cycle bonanza This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. Let’s admit it, we’re all enraptured with the Chicago pope content. The deep-dish pizza memes are excellent. But it’s also great the pope actually…
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STAT+: Let’s talk tariffs, and no Amazon Prime subscription with your MA plan
STAT+: Let’s talk tariffs, and no Amazon Prime subscription with your MA plan This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. Should I start posting videos of me reading ERISA lawsuits or Medicare Advantage regulations? It’s not a far jump from narrating celebrity…
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STAT+: An interview with Christi Grimm, and ‘existential’ upheaval at HHS
STAT+: An interview with Christi Grimm, and ‘existential’ upheaval at HHS This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. STAT has just won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. It’s a testament to just how hard everyone here works, and if you’re…
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STAT+: More HHS cuts, and DOJ seeks to recoup loans from Medicaid fraudster
STAT+: More HHS cuts, and DOJ seeks to recoup loans from Medicaid fraudster This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc., delivered to your inbox every Monday. Sign up here. Boy, last week was a doozy. More government layoffs, a national security leak, and everyone’s mad about The Bachelor’s pick. Let’s catch…