The American Hospital Association has joined the American Medical Association, AHIP and other healthcare organizations in drafting a letter to congressional leaders supporting a permanent extension of tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.
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Hospital operating margins negative for the third straight month, finds Kaufman Hall
Hospital operating margins showed slight improvement from February to March, but year-over-year they’re still down almost 49%, marking the third straight month in which margins lagged – suggesting that hospitals still have a long road to travel before …
Supreme Court draft opinion strikes down Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to a draft opinion leaked to Politico. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the draft majority opinion arguing that abortion is not in the Constitution and should be left to states to decide.
The…
ATA2022: Telehealth has the ability to rewrite care
BOSTON – Telehealth must move forward to become not just a substitute for in-person care and a single service, but a “logistical structure” of the healthcare system, according to Roy Schoenberg, president and CEO of Amwell, a telemedicine company based…
Highmark Ventures, GuideWell raise $35 million for kidney health company
Guidewell and Highmark Ventures led a $35 million funding round for Healthmap, a kidney population health management company, joining other investors such as Windrose, DCHP and Shulman Ventures, who contributed to previous funding rounds.
GuideWell is …
Mental health concerns continue to rise for Americans, poll finds
Mental health concerns keep rising among Americans of all backgrounds, especially those who are Black, young adults, older than 65 or who identify as LGBTQIA+.
ATA2022: Regulatory risk in the business of telehealth
BOSTON – Aaron Maguregui, a digital health attorney at Foley & Lardner, said he gets asked all the time, “‘Is it OK to use pixels and cookies on a telemedicine website?'”
It goes to the bigger question for telehealth providers: When does data collected…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court approves Optum’s acquisition of Atrius
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Friday approved the Atrius-Optum merger.
Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt determined the proposed transaction was in the public interest and that it was impracticable for Atrius to continue operations in its p…
CMS final rule tightens Medicare Advantage and Part D transparency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule on Friday with policies meant to provide greater transparency for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans.
CommonSpirit Health announces Wright L. Lassiter III as its next CEO
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has announced that Wright L. Lassiter III will succeed Lloyd H. Dean as its next CEO starting on August 1. Dean announced last fall that he would retire this year.
Lassiter has been CEO of Henry Ford Health since 2016 …
