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.
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AHA launches health equity roadmap to reduce barriers to health
The American Hospital Association has launched what it calls the Health Equity Roadmap, a framework meant to provide customized resources and action plans for health systems looking to become more equitable and eliminate structural barriers to health.
More than 50 women placed on healthcare boards by gender equality program
“Break into the Boardroom,” a program designed to promote greater representation of female healthcare executives in corporate boardrooms, has identified and trained more than 220 women healthcare leaders and helped place 56 of its alumni and program af…
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum to buy LHC group to expand home healthcare presence
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum will combine with in-home healthcare service provider LHC Group, with UHG purchasing the latter for about $5.4 billion.
LHC provides healthcare services in the home for a demographic of mostly older patients dealing …
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…
Cap on insulin costs would benefit patients in individual, small group plans
There are several legislative proposals in Congress, some stalled and some nascent, that would propose a $35 per-month cap on what insured Americans would pay out-of-pocket for insulin – and this cap in costs would benefit about 25% of those on individ…
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 overturns ruling on behavioral health coverage for UnitedHealth Group
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently sided with United Behavioral Health in a decision reversing a lower court ruling ordering the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary to reprocess thousands of claims for mental health coverage.
In 2019, pla…
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.
American Hospital Association urges attorney general to address violence against healthcare workers
The American Hospital Association has expressed concerns about violence against healthcare workers, telling U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter this week that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue.
