Category: Healthcare Finance News

Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health complete merger

A second school of medicine campus will be built in Charlotte and a new critical care, ER and surgery tower will be constructed.

HCA Healthcare will return CARES Act funding after strong preliminary Q3 results

HCA Healthcare will return CARES Act funding after strong preliminary Q3 results
The announcements point to the company’s financial recovery from the pandemic.

AMA president on the ACA: Americans must have ‘affordable, meaningful coverage’

In a virtual town hall Thursday, policy experts weighed in on pivotal healthcare issues in the upcoming election, including the Affordable Care Act.

CMS announces new repayment terms for Medicare loans to providers during COVID-19 pandemic

Repayment will now begin one year from the issuance date of each provider or supplier’s accelerated or advance payment.

Physician compensation at Midwest rural hospitals is higher than the national average

Rural facilities tend to pay physicians more due to the difficulty in recruiting new talent to rural communities.

21 Medicare Advantage plans earn 5 stars in CMS release of star ratings

Some 77% of Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage will be in plans with 4 or more stars.

Keeping frontline healthcare workers physically and psychologically safe is paramount during the COVID-19 pandemic

Data should be used in ways that foster openness, communication and a better work environment for caregivers.

RWJBarnabas Health’s most valuable resource during the pandemic? Its clinicians

RWJBarnabas sign with building
RWJBarnabas is partnering with St. Peter’s and will announce a definitive agreement to acquire Trinitas Regional Medical Center. 

HHS announces $20 billion in new relief funding but there will be no legislation before the election

Eligible providers will get payment of 2% of annual revenue from patient care plus an add-on payment.

Civil vice presidential debate short on answers as VP Pence evades question on plan to replace ACA

Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence debate Wednesday at the University of Utah. (Getty photo by Alex Wong)
President Trump says he will not participate in the next presidential debate on Thursday, October 15, if it’s virtual, as planned.