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39 navigators to receive grants to aid 2019 ACA enrollment
The CMS is drastically reducing the number of navigators who will receive grants this year to assist with exchange enrollment. Under the new criteria, navigators can help people enroll in non-ACA health plans.
Community providers form independent cancer care network
Tennessee Oncology, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and West Cancer Center combined their 225 cancer physicians, 60 locations and 158,000 patients to create Nashville-based OneOncology.
Apple scores FDA clearance for heart rhythm-sensing Apple Watch
The company’s latest Apple Watch will be able to conduct electrocardiograms and alert wearers if there seems to be atrial fibrillation.
Leana Wen will be the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in nearly 50 years
Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced on Wednesday that Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen will serve as its sixth president beginning in November. She’ll be the first physician to lead the organization in nearly 50 years.
Health systems’ scale not linked to better revenue
Two-thirds of the health systems analyzed in a new report saw operating income fall as revenue reduction outpaced cost-cutting. The largest for-profit systems experienced the steepest declines.
Hospital jobs following patients to ambulatory settings
Monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report data show the ambulatory sector has led U.S. healthcare hiring since at least the beginning of 2018, driven by healthcare services migrating into outpatient settings.
Former VA chief Shulkin tapped to lead innovation at Sanford Health
Dr. David Shulkin, whose departure from the VA was announced through Twitter this past spring, will be chief innovation officer at Sanford Health in South Dakota.
Hospitals sue HHS over 340B ceiling price delay
Hospital groups sued HHS Secretary Alex Azar over the delay in setting the ceiling price that 340B providers have to pay drugmakers.
House GOP to vote on suspending employer mandate this week
The House GOP’s proposal would relax Obamacare’s provisions for employers, from the employer mandate to the 30-hour definition for full-time work. But it’s unlikely that the Senate will pick up the $58 billion legislation.
Healthcare groups laud the FCC’s $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program
The FCC will give $100 million to pilot projects to bring telehealth to underserved people. In doing so, it stands to improve outcomes, according to comments submitted to the agency.
