The Senate Finance Committee’s bill would cancel planned cuts to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments for 2020 and 2021.
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RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter’s Healthcare take first step toward potential partnership
The structure of the relationship has yet to be decided, but will be determined following a due diligence process.
Humana set to acquire Enclara Healthcare, extend comprehensive care strategy
Among Humana’s goals are to cover the pharmacy-related needs linked to hospice care, and simplify the mail order pharmacy experience.
Moody’s upgrades 2020 outlook for non-profit healthcare sector to stable
Non-profit hospitals on track for higher operating cash flow and continuing M&A activity, though demographic and policy risks remain
Accessing medical records improves patient care, but only 10% of patients do so
Use was disproportionately low across all hospital types, suggesting there’s more hospitals could be going to get more people to use the record.
Health and Human Services appeals site neutral payments ruling
Beyond cost, CMS said it adopted the lower payments for hospital outpatient facilities as a method to control unnecessary increases in the volume of services furnished there.
CMS to pay hospitals millions in site neutral payments for 2019
The AHA is calling on CMS to "abandon further illegal cuts for 2020" that CMS says would save Medicare $800 million.
Kaiser Permanente names Greg Adams new chairman and CEO
Before his interim appointment, Adams was Kaiser Permanente’s executive vice president and group president.
Ten former NFL players charged with alleged fraud of healthcare benefit program for retired players
Cigna detected and reported the alleged fraud, in which the former players allegedly submitted over $3.9 million in false claims.
Republican satisfaction with U.S. healthcare costs is on the upswing, finds Gallup
For Democrats and independents, the trend is more or less flat, with cost satisfaction clocking in at 9 and 25%, respectively.
