by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report revealed that the nation’s hospitals experienced a second consecutive month of negative operating margins in February. The firm noted that most volume metrics were down month over month in February, except for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | Providers
Ten national hospital and health system organizations sent a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) beyond its April 16 expiration date. The organizations – including America’s Essential Hospitals,...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary released its Projections of National Health Expenditures report, indicating that health care prices are expected to rise this year. The report predicts that prices will rise by 3.6 percent in...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, asking Congress to authorize a $26.9 billion increase for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund numerous health care priorities. Of the $127.3 billion in discretionary funding...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Health IT
Two senators introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act – bipartisan legislation to bolster the health care industry’s cyber defenses shortly after White House warnings of potential Russian cyberattacks. The bill would also authorize cybersecurity training to health...
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