Category: Healthcare Finance News

Final rule ups financial penalties to hospitals that ignore price transparency regulation

Providers speak out against 340B drug pricing cuts of nearly 30%.

Physician fee schedule final rule opens up telehealth access

AMA want Congress to avert physician payment cuts it says will amount to 9.75% for 2022.

Home health gets pay boost in rule stressing value over volume

Behavioral adjustment decreases result in a 4.36% payment cut to home health, says Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.

Record low premiums and a stable uninsured rate mark open enrollment season

Safety net coverage worked as people lost their jobs and health insurance through their employers due to COVID-19, HHS says.

Employees want direct primary care from their employer plans

A nationwide survey shows the majority of consumers would be interested in joining a direct primary care plan if it were offered through their employer. 

Henry Ford Health System partners with GoHealth Urgent Care for in-person and virtual care

Henry Ford Health System and GoHealth Urgent Care are partnering to operate urgent care centers across southeastern Michigan. 
Three existing Henry Ford Macomb Urgent Care centers in Fraser, Chesterfield and Bruce Township will transition to the new jo…

ESRD facilities in hospitals are getting 3.3% payment bump

End stage renal disease facilities in 2022 can expect a 2.5% payment increase compared to 2021, according to the final rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

FDA authorizes emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11

Vaccines may be distributed as early as this week after the CDC signs off on their use.

Aetna launches gene therapy network as a standard medical benefit

Aetna has announced the launch of a designated network for members to access new therapies that treat and potentially cure rare genetic diseases, while managing the high cost of these therapies. 

UnitedHealth sues TeamHealth, saying it overpaid $100 million in claims

One claim for over $1,700 was for a 23-year-old man treated in the ER for indigestion after eating a chili dog, lawsuit says.