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Trump FDA nominee Hahn advanced by Senate HELP Committee 18-5
Ranking Member Patty Murray said she would not support the nomination due to a lack of a commitment to back regulations to take flavored e-cigarettes that have not gone under FDA review off the market.
By David Lim • Updated Dec. 3, 2019 -
Under fire, Google defends Ascension data sharing project
Since "Project Nightingale" came to light last week, debate has raged over health data privacy. The reply from former Geisinger CEO David Feinberg comes as lawmakers seek more information.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 21, 2019 -
Kentucky hospital pays $10M to resolve false claims, kickback allegations
The deal comes days after Sutter Health agreed to pay $30 million to settle claims it paid a group of cardiovascular surgeons in exchange for patient referrals and $15 million for other kickback and Medicare billing allegations.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 21, 2019 -
Medicare improper payment rate falling, but up in Medicaid, CHIP
For Medicare fee-for-service, the improper payment rate was at 7.25% last year, which CMS said is the lowest since 2010.
By Linda Wilson • Nov. 20, 2019 -
Providers take next step in social determinants: hyperlocalism
Industry can "help others have an uncomfortable dialogue about what is truly driving health outcomes in this country," Atrium Health's Alisahah Cole said at the Healthcare of Tomorrow conference.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 19, 2019 -
Hospitals pledge to fight Trump admin price transparency plan in court
President Donald Trump said patients have "been getting ripped off for years" and HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the requirements are a "revolutionary" change for the industry.
By Samantha Liss , Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 18, 2019 -
FDA clears Pentax duodenoscope with disposable part in bid to cut infection risk
Center for Devices and Radiological Health Director Jeff Shuren called the clearance "another major step toward lowering the risk of infection among patients," and said duodenoscope safety is a top priority for the agency.
By David Lim • Nov. 18, 2019 -
IT execs call for HIPAA overhaul in 'Project Nightingale' wake
"People aren't doing anything against the law, but we're starting to think differently," Geisinger's chief informatics data officer said. "There's the legal court and then the court of public opinion, and that's starting to shift a little bit."
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 18, 2019 -
JAMA: Lower cost hospitals have similar patient outcomes as higher cost counterparts
A new study in JAMA Network Open questions the assumption that patient acuity and case mix have as much of an impact on patient cost as the priciness of the individual hospital itself.
By Ron Shinkman • Nov. 15, 2019 -
HHS office awards $6M contract to improve antibiotic use
The contract will fund Inflammatix's efforts to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections, in a bid to limit overprescribing of antibiotics and the emergence of superbugs.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 15, 2019 -
Timeline of the Affordable Care Act — still under siege
A decision is expected any day on a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ACA, a law that is no stranger to controversy and ire.
By Shannon Muchmore , Samantha Liss • Nov. 13, 2019 -
CMS pitches ramped up oversight of Medicaid payments, promises block grant guidance
Provider lobbies clapped back Wednesday against the proposed rule, with America's Essential Hospitals calling it a "deeply damaging" policy that would erode state flexibility and the medical safety net.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated Nov. 13, 2019 -
Google's 'Project Nightingale' prompts HHS investigation
The Office of Civil Rights launched a federal inquiry into Google's R&D using the personal health information of tens of millions of patients from Ascension, the nation's second-largest health system.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated Nov. 13, 2019 -
Surprise billing services had higher-than-average markups
Annual price bumps were greatest at for-profit hospitals, those that served more uninsured patients (for emergency medicine services) and facilities in the Southeast, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 11, 2019 -
Deep Dive
From telehealth to 'Medicare for All': takeaways from HLTH19
All of Healthcare Dive's coverage from the health innovation conference's second year.
Nov. 8, 2019 -
Duodenoscope reprocessors' poor work conditions exacerbate infection problem, FDA panel says
The advisory meeting followed FDA disclosing reports of three deaths, 45 patient infections and 159 cases of device contamination related to inadequate device reprocessing between October 2018 and March 2019.
By David Lim • Nov. 8, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Ethylene oxide plant closures put US on 'cusp of a major medical logistical failure'
FDA should consider asking HHS Secretary Alex Azar to declare a public health emergency and override state legislation to get sterilization plants back online, one advisory panel member said.
By David Lim • Nov. 8, 2019 -
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OCR fines Texas agency, University of Rochester Medical Center millions for breaches
HHS' Office of Civil Rights fined the two organizations a combined $4.6 million for not taking proper steps to secure patient data.
By Ron Shinkman • Nov. 8, 2019 -
Hospital M&A spurs rising healthcare costs, MedPAC finds
Adding to a growing body of evidence, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission found providers with greater market share see higher commercial profit margins, leading to higher costs per discharge.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 7, 2019 -
Trump administration sues Gilead over HIV drug patents
The suit accuses the biotech of unfairly profiting from taxpayer-funded research and seeks damages for alleged patent infringement.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Updated Nov. 7, 2019 -
Courtesy of Walgreens
Walgreens reportedly mulling massive private equity buyout
The drugstore retailer is exploring a possible go-private deal, which would be the largest leveraged buyout in history, according to multiple media reports.
By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 6, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Retail makes its case, telehealth and voice tech dominate: 6 takeaways from HLTH19
Consumerism has its limits, interoperability rules face execution challenges and more from Las Vegas.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 6, 2019 -
Consumers more likely to leave ACA after their insurer exits
A Health Affairs study also found that shoppers not qualifying for federal premium subsidies were twice as likely to leave when their payer did.
By Linda Wilson • Nov. 6, 2019 -
Final physician payment rule keeps E/M code changes
The final rule, which is mostly unchanged from the proposed rule put forward in July, also cuts payments to physical therapists by 8% and to psychologists and social workers by 7% starting in 2021.
By Ron Shinkman • Nov. 4, 2019 -
Execs flirt with 'Medicare for All' at HLTH19, despite Trump admin warnings
"Until we see a better idea, it's actually not a bad framework to have a debate around," said the CEO of Medicare Advantage startup Clover Health.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 4, 2019
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