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Inpatient psychiatric facilities to get 2.7% payment rate update under proposed rule
Inpatient psychiatric facility payments are expected to increase by 1.5%, or $50 million next year under Medicare’s Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal year 2023.
Geisinger gets Type 2 diabetes under control
Geisinger, an integrated health system of over 3 million patients in the central, northeastern section of Pennsylvania, had a problem faced by hospitals and patients nationwide: Type 2 diabetes.
CMS updates hospice payments in proposed rule for 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule updating hospice-based payments and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2023.
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna to give fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration today authorized both Pfizer and Moderna to give a second booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 50 years of age and older and to those who are immunocompromised.
The additional shot follows completion o…
Biden’s proposed budget includes funds to address disparities and mental health parity
President Joe Biden’s proposed 2023 budget submitted to Congress gives the Department of Health and Human Services $127.3 billion in discretionary budget authority and $1.7 trillion in mandatory funding.
Appeals court upholds injunction against Hackensack Meridian Health and Englewood merger
A federal appeals court has upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s preliminary injunction against Hackensack Meridian Health from acquiring the Englewood Healthcare Foundation.
Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps
The Confidentiality Coalition and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has sent a letter to the secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services voicing concerns about the potential misuse of patient health information by unregulated thir…
Methodist Health System and AKASA partnered to automate the revenue cycle
Jeff Francis, CFO and vice president of Finance for Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska, worked with Amy Raymond, head of Revenue Cycle Operations at AKASA, for unified automation of the health system’s revenue cycle that tied into its Cerner EHR.
AHA urges Congress to provide additional relief to hospitals beyond the $175B in the CARES Act
The American Hospital Association wants Congress to allocate additional provider relief funds beyond the original $175 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
The AHA is not asking Congress for a specific dollar amount.
HHS is giving providers $413 million in relief fund payments
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund payments is going to more than 3,600 providers across the country.
