Category: Healthcare Finance News

Utilizing telehealth in the ER can reduce wait times and patient length of stay

Telehealth adoption under COVID-19 has provided a blueprint for wider implementation across ERs and other healthcare venues.

Most older Medicare recipients concerned over future healthcare costs

Half are worried that a major health situation in their household could lead to bankruptcy or debt.

HHS partners with CVS and Walgreens to administer COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities

Pfizer announced today it would apply for Emergency Authorization Use in the U.S. during the third week of November.

Trump has no specific plan to replace ACA, despite grilling by Savannah Guthrie

Joe Biden says he will give his stance on court-packing before Election Day.

HHS awards nearly $500 million to support primary healthcare workforce

Two NHSC programs have more than doubled the number of NHSC clinicians treating patients with opioid use disorders.

CMS approves Medicaid expansion in Georgia with work requirements

CMS estimates that more than 30,000 people will receive Medicaid coverage during the first year of the demonstration.

Premera Blue Cross to cut 285 positions due to COVID-19

The layoffs are unrelated to a $6.8 million settlement Premera agreed to pay last month relating to a 2014 data breach.

Proactivity and partnership pay off for nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Staff received hazard pay, meals, and in one nursing home, a dedicated space to stay overnight to avoid taking the virus home to their families.

CareFirst acquires University of Maryland’s health plans and begins partnership

The new five-year partnership has a goal of providing access to quality care for vulnerable individuals in the state.

Trump administration crackdown ‘couldn’t come at a worse time’ for hospitals

Hospital associations call the threat from CMS to withhold Medicare and Medicaid participation for non-compliant data reporting "reckless."