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Patient acuity is driving up hospital costs, AHA says
The American Hospital Association has released a report on patient acuity that shows hospital patients are sicker and more medically complex than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is driving up hospital costs for labor, drugs and supplies, a…
Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down as NIAID director, adviser to president
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci announced Monday he is stepping down in December from his positions of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as chief medical ad…
Amazon reportedly among bidders for Signify Health
Amazon is among bidders lining up to buy in-home health technology and services provider Signify Health, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News.
Home health agencies protest 2023 proposed payment rate cuts
Home health agencies have written to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services protesting the proposed 4.2% payment rate cut in the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements
HHS and federal departments issue final rules to clarify dispute resolution process in No Surprises Act
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued final rules concerning standards related to the arbitration process in implementing the No Surprises Act.
CMS releases roadmap to the end of the public health emergency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a roadmap to ending the COVID-19 public health emergency as health officials are expecting the Biden administration to extend the PHE for another 90 days after mid-October, according to Politico.
CDC will make monkeypox vaccine available at LGBT events
The federal government will have monkeypox vaccines available at LGBT, Pride and other events, the White House Monkeypox Response Team and federal officials said today.
At special events, 50,000 doses will be available. But because these are two-dose …
Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars
Ambulatory surgical centers are gaining traction in the outpatient market.
Signify Health to lay off close to 500 employees
Signify Health is laying off close to 500 employees, according to a filing with the Connecticut Department of Labor.
How Children’s Mercy Kansas City increased its bond rating through the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, followed by continued workforce costs and inflationary and workforce costs, has financially strained hospitals and health systems.
