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Trump administration dismisses Vivek Murthy as US Surgeon General
The decision from President Donald Trump's administration was made after Murthy was asked to resign as the nation's "top doctor."
By Jeff Byers • April 24, 2017 -
Anthem files motion to bar Cigna from terminating $54B merger
A hearing for the preliminary injunction has been set for May 8.
By Ana Mulero • April 24, 2017 -
Individual health market shows improvement but uncertainty remains, report finds
The Kaiser Family Foundation said individual market insurers’ medical loss ratio has improved 7 percentage points between 2015 and 2016.
By Les Masterson • April 21, 2017 -
CMS wants private hospital error reports to go public
The agency believes that making the accreditation information public will give patients more quality and safety information.
By Les Masterson • April 19, 2017 -
VA partnership with CVS MinuteClinics seeks to improve access to care in Phoenix area
The Department of Veterans Affairs said the area’s 120,000 veterans can now get routine care at 24 different CVS MinuteClinic locations.
By Les Masterson • April 19, 2017 -
'Vast majority' of payers committed to exchanges despite no assurances from CMS
An Oliver Wyman survey found 70% of payers plan to stay in the Affordable Care Act exchanges for the 2018 coverage year.
By Les Masterson • April 19, 2017 -
Study: Fewer post-surgery deaths with use of safety checklist
South Carolina is the first state to implement the WHO checklist on a voluntary, statewide basis.
By Meg Bryant • April 18, 2017 -
Study: Patients with serious psychological distress still have more problems getting and paying for care
This finding came despite two pieces of legislation implemented over the past decade that include provisions to help those needing mental health services.
By Les Masterson • April 18, 2017 -
CMS announces more money for inpatient hospitals, changes to EHR reporting
The CMS also seeks to alter uncompensated care reimbursements for safety net hospitals.
By Les Masterson • April 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why (even red) states are expanding Medicaid and what that means for health systems
Major health reform may be all but dead at the federal level, but many states still have big decisions to make.
By Shannon Muchmore • April 17, 2017 -
Final ACA regulations tighten enrollment window, loosen coverage requirements
The changes to the ACA regulations come after Republicans failed to push through a law repealing the measure.
By Shannon Muchmore • April 17, 2017 -
Report: More competition will contain healthcare costs, improve quality
A "dearth of competition" has created a dysfunctional healthcare system, according to a new paper from the Center for Health Policy at Brookings and Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.
By Les Masterson • April 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why the threatened AHRQ is vital to the hospital industry
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s budget is less than 1% of everything spent on health research and just 0.016% of all spending on healthcare. But Trump's proposed budget would do away with it.
By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017 -
Hospitals participating in value-based programs have lower readmission rates
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at hospital records for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.
By Meg Bryant • April 12, 2017 -
Major healthcare lobbying groups urge Trump, Congress to fund ACA subsidies
"The most critical action to help stabilize the individual market for 2017 and 2018 is to remove uncertainty about continued funding for cost sharing reductions," eight influential groups wrote to the administration.
By Jeff Byers • April 12, 2017 -
Hospital-based physicians provide more unnecessary services
Community-based primary care providers were less likely to order imaging exams and specialty referrals, according to a study of 31,000 appointments.
By Luke Gale • April 12, 2017 -
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Continuation of cost-sharing subsidies won't ease insurers' uncertainty
Health insurance companies are still wondering about the long-term policy to cover the cost of insuring 7 million low-income Americans.
By Les Masterson • April 11, 2017 -
Gallup: Uninsured rate ticks up to 11.3% at the start of 2017
The uninsured rate reached a record low of 10.9% in the last two quarters of 2016, but it is unclear whether the recent uptick is temporary or a sign of things to come.
By Luke Gale • April 11, 2017 -
Survey: Most docs recommend breast cancer screenings for women in their 40s
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's breast cancer screening guidelines, which were updated last year, say mammograms should be optional for women in their 40s.
By Ana Mulero , Luke Gale • April 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare 2020: 8 healthcare questions you need to be prepared to answer
The next decade of employer-sponsored care looks challenging, but promising, according to experts at Business Health Agenda 2017.
By Ryan Golden • April 10, 2017 -
Healthcare added 14,000 new jobs last month
Job growth in healthcare has slowed slightly in the first few months of 2017 compared with last year.
By Luke Gale • April 10, 2017 -
ACA individual insurance market not in 'death spiral,' showed progress in 2016
Standard & Poor's Global Ratings give a positive outlook for the individual market, but it still needs time to mature.
By Les Masterson • April 8, 2017 -
AHCA amendment seeks $15B for high-risk pools
The move doesn't really change expectations for the bill as Congress heads for a two-week spring break.
By Les Masterson • April 7, 2017 -
AHIP spokesperson says MA rate increase 'doesn't move the needle'
The Medicare Advantage market is growing and payers are taking notice, but not just because of a recent rate increase from CMS.
By Luke Gale • April 7, 2017 -
RAND: Medicare spending under MACRA depends on APM participation
If MACRA works as intended, it means hospitals and physicians will be missing out on billions in reimbursement.
By Luke Gale • April 6, 2017
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