Category: Healthcare Finance News

Ohio State University is poised to build a $1.79 billion inpatient hospital

The hospital will provide 820 beds in private room settings and will facilitate training for up-and-coming healthcare providers.

Humana sues QuivvyTech for alleged telemarketing scheme

Humana says it was billed millions of dollars for fraudulent prescription claims and members received unwanted expensive creams. 

CMS provides reimbursement flexibility options for nursing homes

The flexibilities have been made available to "enhance payment" for nursing homes that have implemented COVID-19 infection control practices.

HHS allows health plans to contact recovered COVID-19 patients for plasma donations

The guidance prohibits providers and health plans from receiving any payment from, or on behalf of, plasma donation centers.

COVID-19 hospitalizations analysis shows disparities across racial and ethnic groups

Blacks and Hispanics were the two groups most negatively affected, showing wide gaps between population and hospitalization percentages.

Supreme Court to hear ACA case after presidential election

At the heart of the legal battle is whether the ACA can stand without the tax mandate for individuals to have health insurance.

Hospital operating margins are down 96% through July

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a volatile environment, and there’s a long road ahead to recovery.

AHA asks HHS to safeguard access to telehealth after COVID-19

Telehealth consulation
Following President Trump’s executive order on virtual care, the American Hospital Association issued a series of recommendations supporting access to telehealth after the public health emergency ends.

HCA Healthcare faces lawsuit for ‘recklessly’ facilitating COVID-19 spread

Plaintiffs include three RCH employees who contracted COVID-19 and one individual whose mother died after contracting the virus, lawsuit says.

Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate

The majority of health plans say they do not feel ready to meet the new FHIR interoperability standards mandated by CMS.