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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
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2 million donation
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2M donation
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
Policy and Legislation
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry executive power in House bill
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry House bill
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
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
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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Policy and Legislation

U.S. capitol building at sunset
Nov 18 | Jeff Lagasse
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry executive power in House bill
The bill would grant executive authority to nix nonprofits deemed 'supportive' of terrorist organizations.
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Telehealth visit as person waves to professional on laptop screen
Nov 18 | Susan Morse
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Extension of other PHE waivers for telehealth and remote monitoring awaits action by Congress before the end of this year.
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HHS building
Nov 14 | Susan Morse
Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
President-elect says his nominee will protect Americans from "pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives."
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Lawyers filling out paperwork
Nov 14 | Jeff Lagasse
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
HRSA informed J&J in August that its rebate model was inconsistent with the 340B statute.
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Waiting room
Nov 14 | Susan Morse
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
Government should enact penalties or revoke a tax-exempt status for hospitals that don't comply, AMA says.
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Nurse talking to patient
Nov 13 | Jeff Lagasse
AHA promotes healthcare navigators in letter to CMS
Part of the reason navigators are so valuable, the group says, is that health insurance coverage falls short for many Americans.
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Clinicians talking in a hospital
Nov 13 | Jeff Lagasse
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
Net savings to ACOs were $948.4 million (3.4%) compared to model benchmarks, according to CMS.
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Trump photo
Nov 07 | Susan Morse
What Trump's election means for healthcare
The expectation is for a new Congress to create policy around AI and cybersecurity, says Tom Leary of HIMSS.
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Doctor with patient
Nov 05 | Susan Morse
Medical groups push for end to yearly payment cuts
Time is running out for Congress to pass legislation to avert the cuts, AMA says.
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Clinicians talking at a boardroom table
Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse
CMS gives renal dialysis facilities a 2.7% increase
CMS is finalizing a new specific wage index that will be used to adjust payments for geographic differences in area wages.
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