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Tara Bannow

Tara Bannow

Hospitals And Insurance Reporter at STAT News

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  • English
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  • Health & Medicine
  • Finance & Banking Services

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Recent Articles

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UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones, study shows

The findings are similar to an analysis STAT conducted, and raise questions about why UnitedHealth pays its doctors more.
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Medicare to cut pay for specialist physicians

This is the online edition of STAT's weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.
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Medicare finalizes rule to lower payments for surgeries

This move is a blow to the powerful physician lobby that has long controlled how procedures are priced.
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Cigna stock nosedives on news that ending PBM rebates will lower th...

The stock market pummeled Cigna after the company revealed its new plan to ditch pharmacy benefit rebates will lower that segment’s profit
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UnitedHealth wants to employ more of its doctors

UnitedHealth is making a big change to its doctor strategy in an effort to improve financial results.
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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.
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The cost of health insurance for a family jumps to $27,000

The cost of workplace health insurance rose faster than inflation or wages.
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Kaiser Permanente, DOJ nearing resolution in $1 billion Medicare fr...

The DOJ says that Kaiser systematically altered patients’ medical records to make them appear sicker and boost its revenue.
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Medicare Advantage insurers still in retreat as annual enrollment k...

Medicare Advantage enrollment may contract for the first time in 20 years.
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The Supreme Court tackles medical malpractice

This is the online version of STAT's weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.
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Doctors face off with Cigna over new policy that may cut reimbursem...

This is the online version of STAT's weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.
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Doctors face off with Cigna over new policy that may cut reimbursem...

This is the online version of STAT's weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.
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Federal judge vacates rule that would have ramped up Medicare Advan...

A federal judge on Thursday vacated a Biden-era rule that would have allowed the government to intensify its audits of private Medicare plans.
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FDA’s leucovorin approval could be a boon for supplement makers

Parents may flock to a dietary supplement with the same key ingredient as leucovorin, which the FDA just approved for children with autism. But there are drawbacks. 
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A STAT investigation and insurers staying the course on vaccines

A STAT investigation and insurers staying the course on vaccines
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Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cas...

A STAT Investigation: To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.
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Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vacc...

Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.
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How Trump tax bills help health care giants avoid taxes

Plus: Catastrophic coverage expansion, No Surprises Act’s costs surge, and other news from Health Care Inc.
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CMS delays rule requiring Medicare Advantage insurers to remind mem...

Medicare is delaying a Biden-era rule that would have made Medicare Advantage plans notify members about their unused supplemental benefits
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GLP-1s, cancer care are driving higher employer health care costs i...

Health care costs are set to jump again next year, creating a challenge for employers.
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DOJ and UnitedHealth reach settlement on $3.3 billion Amedisys deal

The Amedisys deal would add to UnitedHealth's home and hospice-care operations.