Members in 27 states and Washington D.C. are eligible to receive the Level2 chronic care model at no additional cost.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
HHS is releasing over $4 billion in relief payments to safety net, rural hospitals
Approximately $115 billion of the $175 billion approved by Congress has been allocated.
Value-based payment penalties disproportionately impact safety net hospitals
Neither safety net nor non-safety net hospitals showed improvements in the four infections analyzed, including after VBC was implemented.
HHS releases May and June COVID-19 testing plans
The plans for July-December were also due to the CDC today, which will incorporate feedback on its previous testing plan.
Patients want to continue using telehealth even after pandemic ends
Most patients have had positive experiences with video conferencing, and many said responses were quicker and more personalized.
Court denies Sutter Health’s request to delay $575M settlement
Sutter Health cited "catastrophic" losses related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stakeholders urge CMS to finalize new CAR-T therapy payment rule
The rule would create a separate hospital payment category for CAR-T therapy, providing predictable payment rates for hospitals.
HIMSSCast: The ongoing financial toll of COVID-19 for health systems
This isn’t a second wave. It’s a first wave that never really went away. …
COVID-19 is forcing rural hospitals to re-think their business models
From consolidation to divestiture of assets, standalone hospitals will need a strategic plan to emerge from the pandemic intact.
Insurers need flexibility in benefit design to continue telehealth past the public health emergency
CMS Administrator Seema Verma: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs help from Congress to make temporary flexibilities permanent.
