April brought continued high demand for care, which, combined with improved patient throughput, has the nation’s hospitals in a stronger operating position than this time last year, according to Ka | Continued high demand for care and improved patient throughput has U.S. hospitals in a stronger position than this time last year, according to April operating data.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law a piece of legislation that bars pharmacy benefit managers operating in the state from owning pharmacies. | Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law barring pharmacy benefit managers operating in the state from owning pharmacies.

Low-income patients are less likely to see their insurance claim denials reversed, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Toronto found. | Researchers concluded low-income patients bear a larger burden for claims denials than higher-income enrollees.

Leaders at state-based insurance exchanges are expressing concern about the impact that the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” could have on people enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. | The leaders at state-based insurance exchanges are expressing concern about the impact that the Republican’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could have on people enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans.

Stricter Medicaid eligibility checks look destined to be included in President Donald Trump-backed reconciliation legislation charging through Congress, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill. | Medicaid plans want Congress to let managed care organizations text members, a practice currently banned, in an upcoming reconciliation bill.