by Jordana Choucair | Aug 2, 2022 | D.C. News
The White House announced that Robert J. Fenton Jr. will lead the nation’s monkeypox response. Fenton currently serves as a regional administrator for FEMA and has twice served as the acting administrator of FEMA. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director of the CDC Division...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 2, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
West Virginia reached a $400 million tentative settlement with three drug distributors. The state’s cities and counties sued AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic. If the individual cities and counties approve...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 2, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System rule, confirming a 4.3 percent pay increase for Medicare inpatient hospital services in fiscal...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 2, 2022 | Payers
A new study published in Health Affairs found that per-person health care spending between 2015-2019 ranged from $7,250 to $14,500 across the U.S. The authors said that the variation is due to state-specific factors, such as demographics and the underlying health of...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 2, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash report found that hospitals’ gross operating revenue increased in June, but the improvements were not enough to pull the industry’s median operating margin into the green. June revenue was up 1.2 percent compared to May,...
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