The Senate Finance Committee, led by Chair Ron Wyden (D.Ore.), is seeking to make permanent some of the telehealth flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic that pertain to mental health services.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
HHS withdraws Trump-era SUNSET rule
The Department of Health and Human Services has withdrawn a Trump-era rule that mandated the sunset of any rule more than 10 years old unless it was reviewed within five years.
CMS expands Medicaid postpartum coverage into four new states
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved California, Florida, Kentucky and Oregon to expand Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to up to one year postpartum – bringing the total number of states expanding postpa…
New York AG sues Roman Catholic Diocese over hospital retirees’ pensions
The New York Attorney General has filed suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, claiming the latter mishandled pensions for retirees of St. Clare’s Hospital, thereby allegedly dodging its financial and legal responsibilities.
Geisinger moves to AWS cloud in a decision expected to save millions annually
Geisinger has announced that it has chosen Amazon Web Services as its strategic cloud provider.
The decision comes after a detailed multi-year review and selection process that identified transitioning to AWS will help save the health system several m…
More Americans are avoiding healthcare due to cost uncertainty
Almost half of respondents to a new survey, 44%, say they have avoided getting healthcare services because they were unsure of the costs.
No Surprises Act prevented 2 million surprise bills for the uninsured, survey finds
A survey by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association shows The No Surprises Act, which was passed with the intent of preventing surprise medical bills, has lived up to that goal by preventing more than 2 million surprise medical bills across all…
Dr. Christina Harris named Cedars-Sinai’s VP and chief health equity officer
After a nationwide search, Dr. Christina Harris has been named Cedars-Sinai’s VP and chief health equity officer.
California Governor signs bill increasing patient payments in medical malpractice suits
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week increasing the monetary awards given to patients in medical malpractice cases in the state. Newsome touted the legislation as the first substantive change to California’s medical malpractice…
Surgeon General advisory sounds warning on healthcare worker burnout, resignation
With a projected shortage of nearly 140,000 physicians by 2033, and a shortage of 3 million lower-wage healthcare workers in the next five years, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on the country’s ongoing healthcare burnout cr…
