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HRSA seeking to reform organ transplant system
The Health Resources and Services Administration is leveraging new legal authority proposed in the President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, issuing requests for proposals in advance of executing multiple different contract awards meant to increase co…
Vermont ACO model ties payer and provider payment to quality of care
Nestled between New Hampshire and upstate New York, Vermont is a quiet, mostly rural state.
But it’s the site of a federal test of an alternative payment model in which the most significant payers from throughout the state – Medicare, Medicaid, and co…
Centene pulls in $45 million in profit in Q4
The final quarter of 2022 saw Centene pull in $45 million in profit while total revenue hit about $39.5 billion, the company revealed in its latest earnings report.
That’s an improvement over Q4 2022, in which the organization experienced a $213 millio…
Northwell Health debuts new $560 million surgical pavilion
Seventy years after North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) first opened its doors, the Level I trauma center and quaternary care teaching hospital recently announced the completion of the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion – a $560 million, 288,000-square-fo…
Florida Blue, Sanitas team on primary care center in Jacksonville
Health insurer Florida Blue has teamed with Sanitas Medical Center in opening a primary care health center in Jacksonville focused on supporting the area’s Florida Blue members who are over 50, as well as Medicare members of all ages.
Sanitas and Flori…
AHA urges Supreme Court to review interpretation of DSH formula
The American Hospital Association, along with five other national hospital associations, is urging the U.S.
No Surprises Act prevented 10 million surprise bills in 2023, survey finds
During the first nine months of 2023, the No Surprises Act (NSA) protected Americans from more than 10 million surprise medical bills, according to a new survey by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Medicare Advantage profitability on the decline, Moody’s finds
While Medicare Advantage remains attractive to the healthcare industry due to strong growth, high revenue and earnings per member, profitability is on the decline, according to a new analysis by Moody’s Investor Service.
Healthcare AI requires rigorous monitoring, says data scientist
Artificial intelligence is on the rise in healthcare, and both in-house and third-party solutions are beginning to creep their way into the market. But the monitoring of health, and the real-world impact of these AI products, is often overlooked after …
New CMS model will focus on sickle cell treatments
Sickle cell disease (SCD) will be the initial focus of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, which was initially announced in February 2023.
