by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A Wall Street Journal article explores how work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as workers in many fields are more willing to strike. In recent weeks, nurses in Minnesota, mental health workers in...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A study published in JAMA Open Network found that medical debt is setting U.S. adults up for higher risks of eviction, food insecurity, and bad health outcomes regardless of insurance or income. The researchers found that those in poor health had an average of $43,000...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall released a report projecting that over 50 percent of hospitals in the United States will end 2022 with operations in the red. According to the report, 53 percent to 68 percent will end the year in debt vs. the 34 percent reported in 2019. The firm expects...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Life Sciences
A New York Times article provides insight into the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prescription drug user fee debate as Congress works toward finalizing a bill by September 30. While critics of the program say it gives the drug and medical device industry too much...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary data revealing that 25 percent of hospitals will not face penalties under its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Additionally, 57 percent fewer hospitals will pay penalties exceeding 1...
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