by Jordana Choucair | Sep 9, 2022 | Providers
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) sent a letter urging Congress to block the 10.4 percent Medicare cuts to provider reimbursement scheduled for 2023. According to an AMGA survey conducted on August 29, 65 percent of member medical groups and health systems...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced a 10-year partnership to deliver preventive care for adults 65 and over and virtual health care services to all age groups. The organizations plan to launch the seniors-focused initiative in January in 15 Walmart...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2022 | Providers
The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) sent a letter to Congress last week urging leaders to reauthorize two rural hospital payment programs before they expire October 1. FAH President Charles Kahn III said that escalating operational costs are adding to rural...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 25, 2022 | Providers
Amazon announced that it will shutdown its Amazon Care service for employers after December 31. Amazon piloted the virtual urgent care and primary care offering with its employees and their families in the Seattle region in 2019 and expanded nationwide thereafter....
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 24, 2022 | Providers
A new simulation study found that primary care clinicians need almost 27 hours per day to provide care to patients. Researchers at the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, and Imperial College London computed time per patient based on data from the...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Providers
Fitch Ratings released its midyear report for nonprofit hospital, adjusting its outlook from “neutral” to “deteriorating.” Fitch said that although the industry anticipated the macro headwinds of labor pressures and high inflation going into 2022, they have been more...
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