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CMS increases hospice payments by 2.3%
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that updates hospice base payments and the aggregate cap amount for 2022.
As proposed, hospices would see a 2.3%, or $530 million increase in their payments for FY 2022. The pro…
BCBS of Rhode Island partners with Diagnostic Robotics to identify members with chronic conditions
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has partnered with Diagnostic Robotics to use artificial intelligence to identify and monitor members with certain chronic conditions.
Health risks targeted include congestive heart failure, obesity and behavior…
Hospitals and health system pharmacists urge FDA to take a closer look at ‘white bagging’
The practice known as “white bagging” is exacerbating supply chain security challenges and jeopardizing patient safety, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Hospital Association told acting Food and Drug commissioner Dr. J…
A look at the pandemic’s effect on supply chain, with McKesson’s Craig Dolan
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic sent the country into lockdown, there is light at the end of the tunnel with more than 15% of the U.S. population now fully vaccinated.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners files lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare
U.S. Anesthesia Partners has filed lawsuits in Texas and Colorado against UnitedHealthcare, alleging the nation’s largest insurer is “like a boa constrictor squeezing USAP-TX from all sides,” according to the Texas lawsuit.
UnitedHealthcare is driving …
ACAP wants Supreme Court to rule for full coverage of cost-sharing reduction payments
This week, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans filed an amicus brief backing Maine Community Health Options and Community Health Choice in their request to the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision on cost-sharing reduction payments.
AHA wants HHS to issue waivers to 340B hospitals
The American Hospital Association is asking Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to ensure that hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program continue to have access to the program despite changes in their payer mix as a result…
How COVID-19 has transformed public policy and population health efforts
The COVID-19 global pandemic has highlighted disparities in our healthcare system and is informing public policy decisions on everything from how the newly unemployed can gain access to health insurance to mental health needs – including those of physi…
CMS delays ACO Track of the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is delaying the ACO Track of the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model, to the disappointment of the National Association of ACOs.
CMS gave no reason for the delay from this spring to spri…
Spread of coronavirus from lab is extremely unlikely, WHO report says
The introduction of the coronavirus through a laboratory incident is considered an “extremely unlikely pathway,” for the origin of the virus, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization’s joint international team.
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