Bob Herman

Health care business reporter for @statnews and author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter. Contact: [email protected] or bobjherman.09 on Signal.

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

When I hear "value-based care" these days.

[Meg Tirrell @megtirrell]

Kimberly Powell had been set to speak at the opening session of the Milken Future of Health Summit tomorrow AM, on a panel I’m moderating. I just heard from organizers that she’s cancelled her planned attendance. We’ve reached out to Nvidia on this report https://t.co/st8915rVFS

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

Oh, and Joe Hancock? He was dropped from the lawsuit because he never should have been named as a defendant. PHI sued him before confirming his 30-employee shop was fully insured — and then blamed Hancock’s insurer, Anthem. https://t.co/vqYKRs6YvA

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

Welcome to the new era of fights over out-of-network medical bills. It’s no longer just health care providers vs. health insurers. Employers — like Joe Hancock, who owns a plumbing business in KY — are now getting sued by providers to pay up. https://t.co/vqYKRs6YvA

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

There are no angels here. But these lawsuits reveal how “this is about provider versus everyone who pays for health care and is now stuck with the bill for [arbitration] awards that have gone totally off the rails,” Georgetown’s Katie Keith said. https://t.co/vqYKRs6YvA

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

One of the best charts I've seen explaining how health insurance costs are silently choking workers. If your job gives you a 4% raise, health care sucks away one-third of it. Food, gas, etc. feel more expensive because health care is devouring your salary. https://t.co/XRYINbTyja

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

There are many factors that go into any political race, but the revelations from this story arguably were the biggest reasons why Marshall lost his seat.

[Sarah Kliff @sarahkliff]

New exclusive: In his 25 years as an OBGYN, Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas repeatedly sued patients for outstanding medical debt. At least 81 were arrested during their court proceedings. Some had debt from c-sections; others from miscarriages.

[🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo @ChelseaCirruzzo]

Good morning! I have a round-up of the ⭐️ winners & losers ⭐️ of last night's big Democrat blowout. Winners? Democratic doctors & Medicare for All. Losers? MAHA and potentially RFK Jr, who could face big questions in the Dem-controlled Congress. https://t.co/WlXDEfYaHt

[Jason Ukman @JasonUkman]

NEW: Medicare for All isn't happening in the immediate term. But last night will almost certainly give advocates real momentum, @john_wilkerson notes for @statnews.

https://t.co/qFXg0r0Cww

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

Rick Jackson, the wealthy founder of a physician and nurse staffing firm, spent almost $200 million of his own money in the Georgia governor race and lost to Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first Black woman now to be a governor who also vocally supported Medicaid expansion.

[Margaret Manto @MargaretManto]

I interviewed @AnnieAndrewsMD in 2025 for a story about scientists and medical providers pushing back against MAHA

[Adrianna McIntyre (@adrianna.bsky.social) @onceuponA]

Keisha Lance Bottoms campaigned on Medicaid expansion in Georgia — at a time when the future of the Georgia Pathways program (the state's extremely strict current work requirements regime) is in doubt.

https://t.co/G4Ekx0Wxn3

[Tara Bannow @TaraBannow]

They sought urgent care for minor ailments: a UTI, a persistent cough, flu symptoms. Their bills? ~$1,800, $2k, and $3k, respectively.

All visited hybrid ER/urgent care facilities run by PE-backed Intuitive Health, and say they regret it

https://t.co/V1LVdMVp1g via @statnews

[Danny Funt @dannyfunt]

@statnews was midway through publishing a tour de force about UnitedHealth Group, the country's largest health insurer, when the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was murdered.

@rickberke, STAT's executive editor, told me how they responded to that awful development, and how they'd managed to uncover shocking business tactics at a company known for being impenetrable.

Rick and his colleagues also explained their convictions for holding the powerful accountable, how they publish some of the splashiest healthcare stories around, and—just as remarkable—how they've managed to turn a profit.

Check it out in a new podcast from @commonshlthcare. See link below 👇

[Bob Herman @bobjherman]

“It’s very clear Epic owns the market. Its prices are extraordinary. It has killed innovators left and right — it’s time for a change.” A must-read story from Casey Ross and @brittanytrang, who are investigating the electronic health records giant Epic. https://t.co/EQTlBdtrCH

[Rachel Cohrs Zhang @rachelcohrs]

New: Amy Gleason was the acting administrator of DOGE as it worked to slash the size of the federal workforce through layoffs and incentivizing employees to quit.

Her husband got hired at an under-the-radar division of HHS just 33 days after widespread layoffs at the agency
🎁: https://t.co/fW7wTOshPy

[Brittany Trang @brittanytrang]

New investigation from @statnews:

Epic's control over access to hospitals' health data means that it is picking and choosing winners in health tech and AI, and can throttle access to those it deems unworthy, or competitive with its own products. https://t.co/TGJgfTldVg

[Torie Bosch @thekibosch]

I've done a bit of personal writing over the years. Today I published by far the most difficult essay I've written. On @STATNews, I share the story of my mother, Regina Bosch. She was brilliant--three Ivy degrees--and funny and charismatic. She was also seriously mentally ill.

[Tara Bannow @TaraBannow]

I dug into the finances of the three nonprofit arbitrators resolving No Surprises Act disputes. For every dollar they made in '25, ~half was pure profit.

Read more about these 'mini-gods' and how they're getting rich off their new jobs.

https://t.co/0PZhwjVPq8 via @statnews

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

“The only thing that brought me back was that my wife got pregnant, and I was like, 'Well, we need health insurance.’”

From almost being out of baseball to performing in the NLCS. What a journey for Jake Bauers.

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