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Lawmakers call for greater oversight of air ambulance operators
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) urged the agency to use regulatory action to curb the growing costs of emergency air transport.
Hospitals in the Carolinas prep for Hurricane Florence
(Updated at 5:15 ET)Coastal hospitals that have long endured threats from hurricanes have launched into time-tested emergency preparations this week, while inland hospitals are gearing up to take in acute patients to be transferred from…
Smaller MIPS leads to smaller payouts for large health systems
Providers warned the CMS that its proposal to let thousands of doctors continue to sit out of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System undermines their investments to comply with the program as well as the health of seniors.
Unwitting patients, copycat comments play hidden role in federal rule-making
A proposal to sharply cut the 340B drug discount program drew some 1,400 comments when the Trump administration announced its plan last year. But a review of the responses found that some individuals had no memory of signing anything, much less…
Henry Ford Hospital names new CEO
Henry Ford Health System’s national search to replace retired Henry Ford Hospital CEO John Popovich, M.D., is over. The six-hospital Detroit-based health system chose Richard “Chip” Davis, who comes from Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Michigan wants a Medicaid work requirement or it will end expansion
Michigan is the latest state to seek to impose work requirements on its Medicaid population. Unlike most other states requesting the change, Michigan would use an honor system to determine if beneficiaries comply with the requirement.
CMS underestimated Medicare ACOs’ savings
The Medicare Shared Savings program generated $1.84 billion in savings over a three-year period, which is nearly twice the savings CMS data show, according to a new study commissioned by the National Association of ACOs.
California Gov. signs into law new insurance merger protections
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that gives state officials more authority over proposed mergers of health plan offerings in the state.
Premium increases projected to be modest in 2019
Premiums for Affordable Care Act individual insurance coverage are set to rise much more modestly in 2019 than in previous years. But those hikes could have been even lower without Trump administration and congressional action last year.
Analysts praise HCA’s pick to replace retiring CEO
HCA Healthcare’s announcement that its CEO, R. Milton Johnson, will retire at the end of the year didn’t come as a surprise—the for-profit hospital chain has a history of regularly refreshing its top post.
