STAT+: What the threatened Medicaid cuts look like, and Humana\u2019s Villages play
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This is the online version of STAT\u2019s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.\u00a0Sign up here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n 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 seven darts. The prize: a large stuffed Charmander that had captured the grime of the outdoors for who knows how long. But whatever, my son and I were pumped. What\u2019s your favorite part of a festival? The rides that seem as if they will fall apart at any moment? The deep-fried everything? The people-watching? Let me know:\u00a0bob.herman@statnews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n My colleague Tara Bannow tuned into Banner Health\u2019s investor call last week (yes, nonprofit hospital systems have \u201cinvestors\u201d of sorts). Banner\u2019s finance team disclosed an eye-popping number: $871 million. That\u2019s how much the 33-hospital Banner collected in 2024 from two Medicaid funding programs that are headed for major cuts under the\u00a0tax law Republicans just passed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe $871 million at risk for Banner Health<\/h2>\n