Dr. Elaine Batchlor, CEO of MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles, already knows what will happen if her hospital closes. A similar safety net hospital that provided care to patients in the same neighborhood in 2007 because of safety and quality problems. As a result of a redistribution of sick people there was severe overcrowding in other hospitals and higher costs for insured patients.
How we stopped $64 million in durable medical equipment fraud
Last year, a team of BlueCross employees across three departments put a plan together to better protect member dollars and cut off DME fraud at the source – and helped members save $64 million in a single year alone.
A $480,000-a-Year Pill Reflects a New Normal for Cancer Drugs
Rasonque, the new pancreatic cancer treatment from Revolution Medicines, illustrates the huge inflation in cancer drug prices over the past two decades.
Costs tied to No Surprises Act’s IDR process hit $22B in 2025, study finds
Fierce Healthcare reports that the total costs associated with the No Surprises Act’s controversial process for arbitrating medical billing disputes actually reached 22.4 billion in 2025, and that three organizations accounted for nearly three-quarters of resolved disputes.
How hospital monopolies are driving up the cost of your health care
The Washington Post examines how hospital consolidation can limit competition and increase prices, contributing to higher healthcare costs across the system.