Federal efforts to prevent fraud in the ACA marketplace are yielding positive results, but new restrictions aimed at curbing fraud may complicate the 2024 open enrollment period, KFF Health News reported Nov. 25.
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HHS expands transplant access for people with HIV
HHS has issued a final rule that removes clinical research requirements for kidney and liver transplants from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV.
HCA Midwest hospital names CNO
Overland Regional Medical Center in Kansas, part of HCA Midwest Health, has named Jim Boyle, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer, according to a Nov. 25 news release sent to Becker’s.
Pain management ASC to open in Delaware
Georgetown, Del.-based Sussex Pain Relief Center is looking to open a pain management-focused ASC in Lewes, Del.,the Delaware Business Times reported Nov. 25.
OhioHealth CFO shares 3 strategies for financial success
Columbus-based OhioHealth CFO Michael Browning, a 30-year veteran of healthcare finance, has helped six of the eight health systems he’s worked at undergo financial turnarounds. Mr. Browning told Becker’s that while OhioHealth would not be considered a…
Policymakers push Anthem BCBS for answers on new anesthesia time limit policy
Connecticut state senator Jeff Gordon, MD, addressed concerns over Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s new policy on anesthesia claims in a Nov. 20 letter to the insurer, according to a news release from Dr. Gordon’s office.
Medtronic inks GI Genius contact with VA
Medtronic has inked a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for GI Genius, leading to nearly 100 additional units being installed across VA medical centers.
Johns Hopkins All Children's plans $62M expansion
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital will undergo a $62 million expansion project next year, The Tampa Bay Times reported Nov. 25.
Trinity Health expands virtual nursing to 26 hospitals, 11 states
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, which has one of the largest and most robust virtual nursing programs in the U.S., has expanded the care model.
41 senators ink letter urging Congress to reform physician payment system
Forty-one senators have inked a letter to Congress to prevent the 2.83% Medicare physician pay cut that will take effect Jan. 1.
