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UnitedHealthcare-Mednax fallout set to hit Raleigh area this weekend
Even though North Carolina has some consumer protections when it comes to surprise billing, it will not be enough to shield all patients if and when surprise bills from the pricing squabble arise.
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SponsoredHealthcare professionals face challenges in negotiating religious diversity
By increasing their interreligious understanding, hospital chaplains and medical caregivers can offer more compassionate care.
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Patient group pushes Trump-backed drug pricing bill
A new national TV ad campaign from Patients For Affordable Drugs urges Congress to pass a bipartisan bill from the Senate Finance Committee.
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HHS officials warn of medical supply shortages amid coronavirus outbreak
"This is an unprecedented potential severe health challenge globally, and will require additional measures," HHS Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers in a pitch for $2.5 billion in funding.
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Verma teases ramping up oversight of accrediting bodies
The CMS head criticized those agencies as "not living up to that high bar" set for them and said inconsistencies in how they performed inspections were unacceptable.
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Increased volumes boost Mayo Clinic to top $1B in operating income for 2019
The nonprofit health system reported revenue of $13.8 billion for the year, an increase from $12.6 billion in 2018, according to financial documents released Tuesday.
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Corporate watchdog pegs Centene, CVS CEOs as among most overpaid
With healthcare costs rising faster than inflation, industry executives are ripe targets for criticism over compensation. The payer defended the figure and said it's based on industry standards.
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In a nod toward pharma, ICER makes deal to access real-world evidence
A partnership with Aetion will give ICER more information to include in its drug reviews, but could renew debate on the usefulness of evidence collected outside of clinical study.
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More healthcare organizations admit lax mobile data security 'to get the job done'
Nearly 38% surveyed admitted to having suffered a compromise involving a mobile device in the past year, according to a new report from Verizon.
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Tenet closes out 2019 at $243M loss
Volume growth in the fourth quarter was a bright spot for the for-profit hospital operator. Tenet has now reported hospital adjusted admissions gains for four consecutive quarters.
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AI clinical documentation player Nuance preps for nationwide expansion
The technology, built in partnership with Microsoft, includes a wall-mounted device with microphones and other multi-sensory capabilities to record patient interactions and upload them into the EHR.
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Supreme Court mum on ACA case
The high court is now scheduled to decide whether to take the case during a conference set for Friday, Feb. 28.
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Provider earnings snapshot: A focus on volume growth
Tenet and UHS are set to report fourth-quarter results this week. Analysts expect both systems to see increases in revenue and earnings.
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Provider community weighs in on CMS bid to overhaul organ donation
The almost 840 public comments were generally supportive of the Trump administration's push to eliminate regional monopolies in organ donation.
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HHS issues advice to lower EHR burden as industry awaits interoperability rules
The strategy released Friday includes near-term suggestions like developers upping the user-friendliness of their interfaces and aligning reporting requirements across federal payer programs.
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Spending on VA long-term care to double by 2037, government watchdog says
Workforce shortages and geographic alignment of care, particularly for those in rural areas, will make it difficult for the VA to meet the growing demand, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Choice grows in ACA exchanges, report finds, as Supreme Court mulls effort to kill law
A new McKinsey & Company analysis comes as the high court convenes Friday to decide whether to review the Republican lawsuit seeking to overturn the landmark law.
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UnitedHealthcare terminates Mednax from its network over pricing squabble
The dispute puts patients, particularly those undergoing surgery, women with high-risk pregnancies and ill newborns, at risk of out-of-network bills in four states: Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Frustrated employers buck status quo, leave insurers for riskier arrangements
"In a nutshell, has it been an easy two to three years? No. But it has to be the way we go because healthcare costs are just going absolutely stupid," the owner of a North Carolina auto group said of the transition.
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ACOs ask CMMI for more shared savings in direct contracting model
The group asked for more details on the financial methodology to be released immediately, saying members "are finding the lack of information a tremendous hindrance to participation."
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CMS pitches expanding bundled payments for joint replacements
One Wall Street analyst suggested that post-acute care providers, not the manufacturers of pricey medical devices used in surgeries, face the greatest financial risks.
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Teleflex strikes $260M deal, gaining device used in TAVR procedures
In releasing quarterly results, the Wayne, Pennsylvania-based medtech also gave updates on a new direct-to-consumer ad campaign and headwinds expected from the coronavirus outbreak.
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Community Health Systems reports $675M net loss in 2019
The Tennessee-based hospital operator continued to shed hospitals last year, contributing to a decline of total admissions.
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Opaque pricing, data silos still mar interoperability progress, HITAC says
ONC head Don Rucker also teased at the meeting that his agency's part of final rules to promote free exchange of data would be coming soon.
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Private equity medical practice takeovers more than doubled from 2013 to 2016
Researchers writing in JAMA noted investor expectations of 20% annual returns "may conflict with the need for longer-term investments in practice stability, physician recruitment, quality, and safety."
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Senseonics' implantable CGM wins Cigna coverage, shares soar
CEO Tim Goodnow late last year identified Cigna, along with Anthem and UnitedHealthcare, as key commercial payers to win over.
