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Reimbursement
Home health agencies get half a percent pay increase
Home health agencies get half a percent pay increase
Revenue Cycle Management
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Strategic Planning
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
Capital Finance
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Supply Chain
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Feds shore up supply chain in wake of hurricanes
Accounting & Financial Management
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
Billing and Collections
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
Claims Processing
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Workforce
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Operations
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
Medical Devices
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
Cleveland Clinic partnering with Cavaliers on new training center
Cleveland Clinic partnering with Cavs on new sports complex
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
Policy and Legislation
Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
Community Benefit
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
Accountable Care
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate on primary care clinics
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate
Analytics
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Business Intelligence
MD Anderson launches new cancer research center
MD Anderson launches new cancer research center
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Medicare & Medicaid
Elevance Health 'considering options' following star ratings hit
Elevance Health 'considering options' following star ratings hit
Patient Engagement
Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans, KFF finds
KFF: Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans
Pharmacy
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI platform to manage specialty drug spend
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI to manage specialty drug spend
Population Health
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Teladoc posts $640.5 million in revenue, stresses virtual care improvement
Teladoc posts $640.5 million in revenue
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
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Lawmakers say more is required to ensure nonprofit hospitals’ community benefit information is standardized, consistent and identifiable.
Aug 09, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse
Senators press Treasury, IRS on nonprofit hospitals' tax exemptions
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Hospital surrounded by fields and woods
Jul 31, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse
HHS expanding medical residencies in rural areas
Physician shortages, poverty and isolation contribute to lack of access to care and poorer outcomes for rural Americans, HHS said.
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Jul 14, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Price transparency, still up in the air, not likely to reduce costs
An ongoing legal battle has made the price transparency final rule contentious, but its implementation may be inevitable.
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Apr 08, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
One in four rural hospitals were at high financial risk of closing even before coronavirus
The data was gathered before COVID-19 began its spread across the globe, meaning the outlook for…
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Mar 17, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Prescription Drug Pricing Act would save more than $94 billion in the first decade, CBO says
The savings are due in part to strict price-reporting controls on pharmaceutical companies and…
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Jan 10, 2020 | Susan Morse
Of $3 billion DOJ recovered in fraud, $2.6 billion attributable to healthcare
Over $2.1 billion arose from lawsuits filed by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims…
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Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse
Extending Medicare Part D rebates to beneficiaries would save seniors $29 billion over 7 years
In contrast, taxpayers would face additional costs if manufacturer rebates were directly…
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Dec 16, 2019 | Susan Morse
Three drug bills attempt to cap costs
The Senate Finance Committee's bill would cancel planned cuts to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments for 2020 and 2021.
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Apr 09, 2019 | Susan Morse
PBM execs say competition, biosimilars are solutions to lowering drug prices
The rebate rule will not solve the drug affordability problem, PBM executives told the Senate Finance Committee.
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Feb 26, 2019 | Susan Morse
Senate Finance Committee wants pharma commitment for lower list prices on drugs
End rebates for both Medicare and commercial plans, and they will lower list prices, pharmaceutical…
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