Category: Healthcare Finance News

AMA: Nearly three-quarters of metropolitan areas are concentrated health insurance markets

About 73% of metropolitan statistical areas in the U.S. are concentrated health insurance markets, meaning large health insurers control the market in nearly three-quarters of the country, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association.

SAMHSA awards $825 million in grants to community mental health centers

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) will invest $825 million in funding to 231 Community Mental Health Centers across the country, the organization announced this week.

New York governor Kathy Hochul issues executive order to expand healthcare workforce

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to healthcare staffing shortages.
The order expands the number of physicians, nurses and other clinicians who can practice in the state by relaxin…

Burnout, not vaccine mandates, remains the driving force behind labor shortages

Fears that vaccine mandates will exacerbate worker shortages miss the bigger picture, says Fisher Phillips labor expert. 
 

Cancer patient sues UCSD Health over 500K-record info breach

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Nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funds will renovate health centers 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support major healthcare construction and renovation projects at health centers. 

Centene and Humana sue Merck for alleged pay-for-delay scheme

The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan made similar accusations against Merck in a lawsuit filed in August.

United HealthCare, Humana top healthcare satisfaction rankings

Reports from research firm Forrester and analytics firm Verint Systems released studies ranking the nation’s top insurance payers based on customer satisfaction.
 

Clinicians ethically challenged when it comes to caring for undocumented immigrants

In one of the first studies to explore clinician moral distress related to the ethically challenging issue of providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants, researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine surveyed phy…

CDC director endorses boosters for healthcare and frontline workers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has endorsed booster shots for healthcare workers and other vulnerable Americans.