It will expand access to its Medicare Advantage, individual and family plan products, as well as add fully-insured small business plans.
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Quorum Health expected to climb out of bankruptcy soon
The system expects it will realize the $500 million reduction in debt as anticipated, though a final order is still needed.
340 organizations tell Congress to make telehealth permanent
New report finds the growth of telemedicine visits has plateaued and accounts for a relatively small percentage of rebounding ambulatory care.
American Hospital Association asks Congress for more action as health systems expect to lose $323 billion
HHS is expected to renew the Public Health Emergency before it expires in July, tweeted Michael Caputo, HHS’s assistant secretary for public affairs
Parkview Medical Center leveraging community partnerships to tackle SDOH
By using a personal, community-based approach, Parkview was able to realize savings by cutting unnecessary ED utilization.
Loneliness is an issue for COVID-19 patients that tech alone can’t solve, says former HIMSS employee
Former employee and HIMSS board member Frank Cutitta just marked his 100th day recovering from the coronavirus.
HHS has reduced backlog of Medicare appeals by almost half
The reduction is linked to a federal court ruling that established annual deadline-based targets.
Compounded drug market needs transparency, more regulatory certainty, says Pew
Providers, compounders, individual states and the FDA all have roles to play in stemming drug shortages during the pandemic.
Hospitals to get direct shipments of COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir through HHS secured supply
The over 500,000 treatment courses will be made available for hospitals based on hospitalization and inpatient data.
Health systems need to change how they look at waste to reduce costs, expert says
Waste can be found in any healthcare system process and asking the right questions can help to eliminate it.
