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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
Hospital margins climb to 5.1% in September
Hospital margins climb to 5.1% in September
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
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Workforce
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Operations
$47.5 million grant allows Rutgers to turn lab discoveries into practical healthcare
Rutgers to promote 'translational' science with $47.5M grant
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
DOJ sues to block UnitedHealth's acquisition of Amedisys
DOJ sues to block UnitedHealth's acquisition of Amedisys
Policy and Legislation
AHA promotes healthcare navigators in letter to CMS
AHA promotes healthcare navigators in CMS letter
Community Benefit
Nonprofit hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks, report shows
Report: Hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks
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
Astrana Health to acquire Prospect providers, health plan
Astrana Health to acquire Prospect providers, health plan
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News

Hospital-owned nursing homes see higher reimbursement rates from Medicaid
Oct 18, 2017 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Hospital-owned nursing homes see higher reimbursement rates from Medicaid
Hospitals gain from more patients going to nursing homes licensed under its name.
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Hospitals leave downtowns for more prosperous digs
Apr 13, 2015 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Hospitals leave downtowns for more prosperous digs
Hospitals have moved to follow population migrations before, but the relocations are now more common and raising ...
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1.5 million sign up for insurance on health exchanges
Dec 11, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
1.5 million sign up for insurance on health exchanges
With less than a week until the deadline to buy individual health insurance that begins Jan. 1, experts say ...
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Study: Nearly 1 in 10 Medicaid births delivered early, raising costs
Dec 09, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Study: Nearly 1 in 10 Medicaid births delivered early, raising costs
Nearly 9 percent of the births covered by Medicaid -- or about 160,000 each year -- were ...
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Insurance exchanges launch successfully
Nov 17, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News, Anna Gorman
Insurance exchanges launch successfully
The Affordable Care Act's online insurance exchanges launched this weekend with far fewer problems and less fanfare than ...
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Kids on Medicaid not receiving screening exams, OIG says
Nov 13, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Kids on Medicaid not receiving screening exams, OIG says
Millions of low-income children are failing to get the free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by ...
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Medicaid expansion unlikely in 5 states
Nov 06, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Medicaid expansion unlikely in 5 states
The re-election of Republican governors in closely contested races in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas dims the ...
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Growing economy increases Medicaid returns for some providers
Oct 14, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Growing economy increases Medicaid returns for some providers
With an improving fiscal climate, some states are paying their Medicaid providers more. More states are ...
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May 27, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Safety net hospitals enjoy revenue boost
One of the biggest beneficiaries of healthcare reform's expansion of insurance coverage to more than 13 million people ...
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Mar 11, 2014 | Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Business groups remain divided on state-level Medicaid expansion
With several states weighing whether to expand Medicaid under the federal health law, supporters are ...
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