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Reimbursement limitations on home healthcare are being loosened
Home healthcare programs are proliferating as health plans and at-risk providers look for ways to keep patients out of the hospital or from returning after being discharged.
Keeping patients safe with therapy dogs, fending off MRSA
New research has found that patients who spent more time with therapy dogs increased their risk of contracting the superbug MRSA — a warning to hospitals that haven’t examined their policies surrounding the popular programs.
Health systems ramp up consumer research to improve care experience
A growing number of health systems are increasing their research on patients in order to better understand what they want and expect as consumerism takes hold.
2018 elections: The future of healthcare could be purple
In the lead-up to 2018 midterms, Democrats appear poised for inroads on Republican-controlled legislatures and governors’ mansions, which could push the states to make the healthcare compromises that Washington can’t.
Proposed rule would expand Medicare Advantage telehealth benefits
The CMS released a proposed rule Friday that would implement parts of the 2018 budget deal, including allowing Medicare Advantage plans to offer government-funded telehealth services to seniors starting in 2020.
Judge urges insurers to drop short-term plan rule challenge
Opponents of the new short-term limited duration rule were dealt a setback in a federal court Friday as a U.S. district judge urged insurers suing the Trump administration to wait for proof it is harming the ACA markets.
LifePoint Health reports weak Q3 volumes ahead of sale to RCCH
LifePoint Health reported weak volumes but met key financial metrics as it prepares for its merger with fellow Brentwood, Tenn.-based rural hospital operator RCCH HealthCare Partners.
Trump’s drug model likely won’t lower prices, may delay access to care
Hospitals and physicians fear the Trump administration’s newly announced Medicare Part B drug pricing model could lead to lost revenue and delays in getting patients the medications they need.
ACA silver plan premiums get a boost from Congress, Trump actions
Although federal officials said many Americans will pay lower premiums for the most popular Affordable Care Act exchange plans in 2019, those premiums could have been even lower if not for several Trump administration and congressional actions.
Children’s National Health System and HSC Health Care System ink partnership
Children’s National Health System and HSC Health Care System signed a letter of intent to partner. The Washington, D.C.-based pediatric providers aim to finalize the partnership next year.
