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              <title>Premier Submits Comments on CY 2027 Medicare Home Health Proposed Rule</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[In comments on the CY 2027 home health proposed rule, Premier urged CMS to provide sustainable payment increases, address reporting and data submission requirements and advance home infusion, and interoperability for better outcomes. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:57:13 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Five Ways Health Systems are Staying Ahead of Drug Shortages</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Drug shortages are persistent and increasingly difficult to manage in 2026, but earlier visibility into supply risk can help health systems act before disruption escalates.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>The Warning Signs of a Drug Shortage are Already in the Data</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/the-warning-signs-of-a-drug-shortage-are-already-in-the-data</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier data shows fill rates for critical chemotherapy drugs have fallen into the danger zone, signaling mounting pressure on the pharmacy supply chain.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Advisor Live® Webinar: Reviewing Recent CMS Proposed Rule: CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Shared Savings Program</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/advisor-live-webinar-reviewing-recent-cms-proposed-rule-cy-2027-physician-fee-schedule-and-medicare-shared-savings-program</link>
              <description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its calendar year (CY) 2027 proposed rules for Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). We will review the conversion factor updates, new payment policies and changes to the MSSP.

Watch the on-demand webinar now for an overview of how the policies included in these proposed rules could impact your organization.

SPEAKERS:
Somaieh McMullan, PhD
Senior Director, Payment Policy, Premier

Richard Doane
Senior Director, Strategic Collaboratives, Premier]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:21:23 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Advisor Live® Webinar: Reviewing Recent CMS Proposed Rule: CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center (OPPS/ASC) Payment System</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System proposed rule, which sets payment rates and program policies for the upcoming calendar year and beyond.

Watch the recording for an overview of how the policies included in this rule could impact your organization.


SPEAKER:
Somaieh McMullan, PhD
Senior Director of Payment Policy, Premier]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Support the ONSHORE Manufacturing Act</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/support-the-onshore-manufacturing-act</link>
              <description><![CDATA[The ONSHORE Manufacturing ACT would establish tax incentives to stimulate investments in domestic manufacturing to improve access to critical supplies for patients and providers.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Why Dirty Data Can Make Healthcare Organizations Chase the Wrong Problems</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/why-dirty-data-can-make-healthcare-organizations-chase-the-wrong-problems</link>
              <description><![CDATA[The real cost of poor-quality data goes beyond inaccurate reports or the efforts required to correct them. It limits a healthcare organization's ability to understand performance, identify opportunities and make confident decisions.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Statement on Approval of the Improving Seniors’ Access to Timely Care Act by House Committees</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/statement-on-ec-subcommittee-approval-of-the-seniors-access-to-timely-care-act</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier applauds two House committees for advancing bipartisan legislation to modernize prior authorization for Medicare Advantage patients. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <dc:creator>John Knapp</dc:creator>
							

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              <title>Premier Urges DEA to Modernize Controlled Substance Quota System</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/premier-urges-dea-to-modernize-controlled-substance-quota-system</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier urged DEA to pursue broader reforms to improve supply chain visibility and better align controlled substance production with patient and provider needs.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Premier Weighs in on Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments Proposed Rule</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/premier-comments-medicaid-managed-care-state-directed-payments-proposed-rule</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier submitted comments on CMS' proposal to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's provisions on Medicaid state-directed payments. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>From Stabilization to Sustainability: Five Challenges Rural Healthcare Must Solve to Build the Operating Model of the Future</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/from-stabilization-to-sustainability-five-challenges-rural-healthcare-must-solve-to-build-the-operating-model-of-the-future</link>
              <description><![CDATA[The greatest risk isn't that organizations and states fail to secure funding. It's that they launch disconnected projects because money is available rather than investing them in capabilities that advance a long-term strategy.  ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:52:08 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>5 Signs Your Documentation Strategy Is Stuck in the Past</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/5-signs-your-documentation-strategy-is-stuck-in-the-past</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Documentation strategies need to do more than support compliance. They need to help organizations capture an accurate, up-to-date picture of patient complexity while reducing unnecessary administrative burden.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:24:34 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Statement on the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/Medicare Shared Savings Program Proposed Rule</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/statement-cy2027-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-mssp-proposed-rule</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier applauds CMS' Medicare proposals for ACOs that are aligned with many of our longstanding recommendations to strengthen the Medicare Shared Savings Program. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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              <dc:creator>John Knapp</dc:creator>
							

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              <title>Build Systemness or Fall Behind: How to Optimize the Network and Grow Health System Margins</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/build-systemness-or-fall-behind-how-to-optimize-the-network-and-grow-health-system-margins</link>
              <description><![CDATA[In the face of ongoing margin pressure and growing demand for patient-centered care, health systems can no longer rely on isolated cost-cutting initiatives. Building "systemness" creates the foundation for stronger margins, improved patient experiences and long-term growth.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>No Baseline, No Proof: The Measurement Discipline Behind AI ROI in Physician Enterprises</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/no-baseline-no-proof-the-measurement-discipline-behind-ai-roi-in-physician-enterprises</link>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:22:25 GMT</pubDate>
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              <dc:creator>Brett Francis, Michelle Holmes</dc:creator>
							

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              <title>Hospital groups, GPO push back on CMS’ 2027 outpatient rule</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/news/hospital-groups-gpo-push-back-on-cms-2027-outpatient-rule</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Becker’s Hospital Review highlights Premier’s response to CMS’ proposed 2027 outpatient payment rule, featuring insights from Premier’s John Knapp on its potential financial impact on hospitals.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Twice the Savings, Half the Time: Carilion Clinic Identifies $40 Million in Savings Through Premier Partnership</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/case-studies/twice-the-savings-half-the-time-carilion-clinic-identifies-40-million-in-savings-through-premier-partnership</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Originally projected to pinpoint $20 million in savings opportunities over three years, Carilion Clinic identified $40.1 million in potential savings in 16 months through its partnership with Premier, enabling continued investments in high-quality patient care.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Statement on the CY 2027 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/policy/statement-on-the-cy-2027-medicare-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-proposed-rule</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Premier expresses concern over multiple proposed cuts to hospital Medicare outpatient payments. ]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
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              <dc:creator>John Knapp</dc:creator>
							

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              <title>Avoiding Payment Penalties and Maximizing Reimbursement: The Revenue Strategy Health Systems Can’t Afford to Miss</title>
              <link>https://premierinc.com/newsroom/insights/avoiding-payment-penalties-and-maximizing-reimbursement-the-revenue-strategy-health-systems-cant-afford-to-miss</link>
              <description><![CDATA[Hospitals are under growing pressure as payment programs shift toward value-based models that leave less room for error. The organizations that stand to benefit most are those that recognize a broader opportunity: to convert performance into a reliable driver of margin, not just a safeguard against loss. ​​​​‌﻿‍﻿​‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍‌﻿​﻿‌‍​‌‌‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿​‍​‍​‍﻿​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍​‍﻿﻿‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​‌﻿‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿​‍﻿﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‍​﻿‍﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍‌‍​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‍​‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​﻿​﻿​‍​﻿‌‍​‍﻿‌​﻿‍‌​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​‍​‍﻿‌​﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​​‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿‌‍‌​​﻿‍﻿‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​​﻿‍﻿‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​﻿​‌‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‍​​﻿​​​﻿​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿‌‍​‍​﻿​​​﻿​​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍‌‍​‍​﻿‌﻿‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​﻿​​​﻿​​‌‍​﻿‌‍‌​​﻿‌‍​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍​‌﻿‌​​﻿﻿﻿‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌﻿​‍‌‍﻿​​﻿﻿‌​‍‌‌​﻿​‍‌​‌‍‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​‌﻿‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍‌‍​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‍​‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​﻿​﻿​‍​﻿‌‍​‍﻿‌​﻿‍‌​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​‍​‍﻿‌​﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​​‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​​‍‌‍‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​﻿​‌‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‍​​﻿​​​﻿​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿‌‍​‍​﻿​​​﻿​​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍‌‍​‍​﻿‌﻿‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​﻿​​​﻿​​‌‍​﻿‌‍‌​​﻿‌‍​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍​‌﻿‌​​‍​‍‌﻿﻿‌]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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              <title>Hospital drug and supply expenses push finance teams to rethink cost strategy</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[HFMA explores how hospitals are rethinking cost strategies, featuring insights from Premier’s Dr. Emad Rizk on using supply chain, data integration and standardization to improve financial performance.]]></description>
              <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
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