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AHA questions MedPAC report on new post-acute payment system
The organization is concerned the model proposed by MedPAC contains fundamental problems that make it "unworkable as a foundation” for developing the new payment method.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What will be the fallout from Anthem's new imaging policy?
With payers looking to force more services to lower-cost settings, hospitals have to react to losing some of their main profit sources.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Report: M&A leading to stagnant, declining healthcare wages
Outpatient care jobs grew at six times the rate of hospital jobs in a 10-year period, according to the study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Ardent Health and U of Texas System to acquire east Texas organization
This is Ardent Health’s second joint venture acquisition this year.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Banner Health looking to hire 1K workers
The Phoenix-based health system recently completed a major restructuring.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Senators offer polar opposite plans for changing healthcare system
Some Republicans aren't giving up on repealing the ACA. Across the aisle, Democrats are embracing a single-payer plan.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Healthcare industry split on CMS' proposal to allow inpatient joint replacement surgeries
Providers at hospitals, which would see less revenue under the plan, say moving those procedures to outpatient settings would threaten patient safety.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 14, 2017 -
WSJ: Hospitals often retain accreditation despite safety violations
According to the newspaper's analysis of inspection reports, about 350 hospitals maintained accreditation in 2014 despite Medicare deviations, and more than a third of those had further violations in 2015 and 2016.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Most patients want to know costs, financing options before treatment
A HealthFirst Financial survey finds more than half of respondents said they would like healthcare providers to discuss financial options before care.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Reading the tea leaves in a hospital's loss of tax-exempt status
News that a hospital lost its status earlier this year "may certainly send some chills down the spines of some hospital managers,” says Gary Young, a health policy expert at Northeastern University in Boston.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Hurricane Irma forces nearly 3 dozen Florida hospitals to evacuate
Most hospitals in affected areas remained open, but emergency supplies of food, water and generator fuel could be stretched as power outages are widespread and may linger for days.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 11, 2017 -
Altarum: Hospital spending growth rate lowest in 28 years
Year-over-year hospital spending increased 1.1% in July, which was the slowest growth in any major healthcare category.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Online physician ratings fail to adequately provide quality information
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers said online ratings should not be used solely to select doctors.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 8, 2017 -
South Florida hospitals bracing for Hurricane Irma
At least three hospitals have evacuated and others are canceling outpatient services.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Tenet to sell 8 US hospitals, 9 UK facilities
The company's investors are also reportedly debating whether to break it up along three main business lines.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Moody's downgrades CHS
The bond creditor gave CHS a “stable” outlook but said the company faces industry challenges that will limit its efforts to improve financially.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Mayo official says hospital consolidation plan not motivated by short-term profits
Mayo Clinic plans to consolidate services, including maternity, emergency care, overnight hospitalizations and inpatient surgeries, from its Albert Lea facility to its Austin facility 25 miles away.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why scaling back bundled payment programs won't stop the shift to alternative models
Big changes to CMS' bundled payment programs could have immediate and long-term effects, but value-based care remains a bipartisan movement that won't be easily stopped.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 6, 2017 -
ACA supporters forming to promote open enrollment in place of HHS
The ACA exchange marketplaces continue to fluctuate as payers look to a busy Congress for assurance of cost-sharing reduction payments.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 6, 2017 -
Sepsis costs Medicare $6B, topping all other inpatient discharges
Joint replacements have historically been the most common and expensive inpatient discharge.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Healthcare hiring down in August, still on upward trend
The industry added more than 20,000 jobs last month, down from the 39,000 in July. Still, healthcare has added more than 328,000 jobs so far this year.
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Tenet CEO stepping down amid board shakeup
The company is also adopting a shareholder rights program to discourage investors from acquiring a controlling interest in the system.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2017 -
Moody's: Harvey may affect nonprofit hospital credit for years
The investor report said patient volumes, especially for outpatient and elective procedures, will play a major part in the impact on hospitals in southeast Texas.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2017 -
UPMC posts 22.5% drop in operating income for FY 2017
This was despite strong revenues for the year, which grew by more than $1 billion to $14.4 billion.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Advocate Health's revenues climb 7.6%, but operating income drops 41%
The Downers Grove, Illinois-based health system announced a $200 million cost-cutting plan in May.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 1, 2017
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