Category: Healthcare Finance News

Sentara Healthcare moves into the medically underserved community

Sentara Healthcare has opened the first three programs in a new model called Sentara Community Care. 
Two Sentara Community Care Centers have begun offering services in Norfolk, Virginia. One is inside the Union Mission homeless residential facility an…

Value-based care still a small fraction of medical revenue, MGMA finds

While there’s very little consensus when it comes to the definition of “value-based care,” the healthcare industry continues to move away from fee-for-service – slowly.

HHS awards $20 million to address disparities in maternal and infant health

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced investments of more than $20 million to reduce disparities in maternal and birth outcomes.

Substance use disorder coverage would only slightly increase Medicare spending

Adding substance use disorder coverage for residential and intensive outpatient programs would only have a nominal net impact on Medicare spending, at about $362 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Legal Action Center. By contrast, tot…

General Catalyst adds WellSpan as fourth health system partner

Venture capital firm General Catalyst has partnered with its fourth healthcare system, WellSpan Health of Pennsylvania. 

Cigna entering ACA exchanges in three new states in 2023

Health insurer Cigna will be expanding the reach of its ACA Marketplace exchange plans during the upcoming Open Enrollment period that begins in November. Cigna health plans will be available on the individual exchange in three new states – Texas, Indi…

Administration distributing $98.9 million in Navigator grant funding

The Department of Health and Human Services is serving up $98.9 million in grant funding to 59 returning Navigator organizations for the 2023 Open Enrollment Period.

Healthcare pricing protected so far from inflation, BLS data shows

Healthcare prices have increased over the past year, and typically care prices and overall health spending outpace growth in the rest of the economy. But according to a Health System Tracker analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, healthcare price…

HIMSSCast: Digital care coordination improves patient communication

Andrew Lovewell, CEO of Columbia Orthopaedic Group adopted digital care coordination two years ago as COVID-19 took hold. The small private practice in Columbia, Missouri wanted to make sure that patients, post-surgery, had access to home exercise plan…

15 million people may lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 PHE ends, says HHS

Roughly 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, and only a small percentage are likely to obtain coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a new report from the Department of Heal…