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CMS estimates 41.5M people affected by innovation center models since late 2020
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is currently operating 33 models studying potential improvements in healthcare payment and delivery.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 14, 2022 -
Maternal health services suffer in states with abortion bans, report finds
States risk driving away healthcare providers who are reluctant to work where their practices will be restricted, according to a Commonwealth Fund analysis.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 14, 2022 -
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Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitals need nurses so desparetly they're offering massive sign-on bonuses and staffing firms say open positions for both temporary and permanent nursing roles are at all-time highs
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CMS tackles provider availability, exchange regulations in proposed rule
The regulation comes after the ACA exchanges, spurred by financial incentives during the COVID-19 pandemic, reached record enrollment numbers.
By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 13, 2022 -
COVID-19 vaccine saved millions of lives, study calculates
The vaccines also reduced infections and hospitalizations, which freed up hospital resources, researchers at the Commonwealth Fund and Yale School of Public Health concluded.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 13, 2022 -
Variability in Medicare direct contracting savings illustrates promises, pitfalls of value-based care
Accountable care organizations' net savings rates ranged from -29.4% to 29.2% in the 2021 Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Dec. 13, 2022 -
Progressive lawmakers call on CMS to cull companies with history of Medicare fraud from ACO REACH
At least 10 organizations with records of healthcare fraud and abuse participated in the direct contracting program last year despite CMS screening requirements, the letter said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Updated Dec. 20, 2022 -
OSHA moves ahead with permanent COVID-19 standards for health workers
The submission for permanent COVID-19 safety standards comes after temporary pandemic requirements for medical facilities were withdrawn last December.
By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 9, 2022 -
Payers, providers applaud new CMS prior authorization rule
Provider groups, including the AHA, asked the Senate to codify measures proposed by the CMS by passing bipartisan legislation imposing more prior authorization requirements on Medicare Advantage plans.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 8, 2022 -
AdvaMed asks FDA to withdraw divisive draft guidance on LASIK surgery
Some comments were more positive, though, with the American Optometric Association calling the agency’s proposal “timely and beneficial.”
By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 8, 2022 -
Patient discharge delays pose threat to health outcomes, AHA warns
The hospital lobby is asking Congress to establish a temporary per diem Medicare payment to help ease healthcare capacity issues.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 7, 2022 -
HHS to lift mpox emergency declaration as cases drop
New reported daily cases of the virus in the U.S. have dwindled to under 10 from more than 600 per day in August.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 6, 2022 -
18M projected to lose Medicaid coverage at end of COVID-19 emergency
Many people who are currently enrolled in Medicaid will transition to other coverage, but 3.8 million people will completely lose insurance, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 6, 2022 -
Key healthcare stories from 2022
This year has been especially tumultuous for healthcare, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, numerous labor disputes and major M&A announcements.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 5, 2022 -
Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger, creating $27B system
The new system, Advocate Health, will operate 67 hospitals and more than 1,000 sites of care in six states.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 2, 2022 -
Deep Dive
As complaints roll in, ‘complexity’ holding up HHS information blocking enforcement, health IT coordinator says
The HHS has yet to finalize disincentives for providers or say how the OIG will go about investigating and applying civil monetary penalties to health IT vendors. “We’re working really, really hard,” Micky Tripathi told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 1, 2022 -
What to make of Eisai and Biogen’s latest Alzheimer’s drug data
At a medical conference, the companies detailed clinical trial results that could help support approval of their drug lecanemab. However, some doctors aren’t convinced the medicine’s risks are worth its potential benefits.
By Jacob Bell , Ned Pagliarulo • Nov. 29, 2022 -
CMS warns hospitals must protect staff, patients from violence
Hospitals must effectively mitigate risks to ensure patients and staff are safe as part of their Medicare certification, the agency said in a Monday memo, noting that some facilities have received citations for failing to do so.
By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 29, 2022 -
HHS proposed rule targets substance use stigma
The American Hospital Association backed the new rule, saying it would improve the exchange of patient records in the treatment of substance use disorders.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 29, 2022 -
Bernie Sanders poised to lead Senate health committee
The longtime proponent of universal healthcare is set to become chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is in line to be the committee’s ranking member.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 28, 2022 -
Lawmakers object to latest surprise billing rule, call for changes
House Ways and Means Committee leaders “are severely disappointed to find that the August 2022 final rule violates the No Surprises Act in the same ways as before,” they wrote in a letter to regulators last week.
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 22, 2022 -
Epic ensnared in Texas probe of parental access to teen medical records
The state is at the forefront of an intensifying legal battle over the rights of transgender and non-binary children to gender-affirming healthcare.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 21, 2022 -
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HHS to look at MA risk adjustment as upcoding in spotlight
Regulators have considered changing how they calculate patient risk and provider reimbursement, work that the HHS head said is continuing.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 17, 2022 -
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Divided Congress after midterms will allow HHS to execute on policy priorities, Becerra says
The department will focus on implementing drug price negotiation in Medicare and surprise billing regulations, according to the secretary.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 16, 2022 -
Medical group asks Congress to offset Medicare payment cuts
The Medical Group Management Association wants Congress to take action to help physician practices by the end of the year.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 15, 2022 -
HHS cybersecurity center warns of new ransomware threat
The ransomware has attacked targets worldwide, including at least one U.S. health group, since it was first identified in mid-August.
By Susan Kelly • Nov. 14, 2022