by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2021 | Providers
Health system COVID-19 vaccine mandates are reportedly exacerbating workforce shortages and threatening operations in others. According to a Fierce Healthcare tally, only 1-2 percent of health systems’ workforces have chosen to leave due to mandates. However, the...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2021 | Providers
The CMS released three final rules pertaining to provider payments: The annual Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule increases payment rates for hospital-owned outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers by 2 percent each and finalizes steeper penalties for certain...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 1, 2021 | Providers
A federal judge ruled that HHS took “arbitrary and capricious” action when it warned Eli Lilly & Co. and other drugmakers that they’d violate the law by ending mandated discounts to health care providers serving low-income patients through the...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 29, 2021 | Providers
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)’s Annual Regulatory Burden survey found that medical practices experienced greater regulatory burdens over the past year that directed resources away from patient care. Of the 420 group practice executives surveyed, 91...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 27, 2021 | Providers
A new analysis from the Urban Institute found there is $26.8 billion left in a COVID-19 relief fund meant to shore up hospitals’ revenue holes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the analysis, $7.1 billion of the provider relief fund has not been allocated...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 25, 2021 | Providers
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban and the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) are each launching new pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) amid criticism that PBMs aren’t transparent about how much they save consumers. Cuban’s company will include...
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