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House approves infrastructure bill with vote on larger Build Back Better Act slated for later this month
The House late Friday passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, leaving a vote on President Biden’s larger social and climate package until centrists in the Democratic party get estimates on its full cost.
Medicare beneficiaries are more concerned about doctor networks than paying premiums
Medicare beneficiaries would like to see the government move to lower the cost of prescription drugs through negotiation with pharmaceutical companies, as well as get expanded coverage for include dental, vision and hearing benefits.
ACA coverage growing less affordable for middle class families and near elderly
Study warns that without the expanded tax credits, families could face the entire cost of premiums.
Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid means addressing the affordability crisis
Medicare and Medicaid populations must not be ignored in health modernization efforts, said panelists during the HLTH conference in Boston.
On October 19, the panel took up the challenge of finding new ways to lower costs and improve outcomes for patie…
CARES Act funds disproportionately favored well-funded hospitals
There is wide variation in the funding distributed to hospitals through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to an analysis of 952 hospital-level entities published in JAMA Health Forum. Research was conducted by Ra…
Moving past inertia to allow innovation to increase the value of employer-sponsored care
Employer-sponsored healthcare spending is at an all-time high, begging the question: Does all this money equal high-quality, high-value care?
AdventHealth, Ascension are unwinding Chicago-based joint venture Amita Healthcare
AdventHealth and Ascension have announced a joint decision to unwind their six-year old Amita Health partnership serving the Chicago area.
Following the transition, AdventHealth and Ascension will operate their individual hospitals and related healthca…
‘Medicare Advantage-in-a box’ by nirvanaHealth is on Amazon Web Services
nirvanaHealth has announced that Aria Medicare, its robotic process automation cloud-based platform for healthcare, is now available on Amazon Web Services.
A subsidiary of RxAdvance, nirvanaHealth spent the last two-and-a-half years combining both its…
COVID-19 continues to strain hospitals as they face higher costs, lower revenues, staff burnout
The pandemic continues to generate strain on hospitals at a time of increasing expenses and decreasing revenues.
These are the conclusions of Kaufman Hall’s 2021 Healthcare Performance Improvement Report, which found supply chain disruptions and shorta…
Staffing shortages ramp up recruitment pressure on hospitals
The spread of the Delta variant is prolonging the shortage of workers across the healthcare industry, straining hospital profitability and adding to burnout rates, according to a report from Moody’s Investor Service.
