Category: Healthcare Finance News

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.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative with Advanced ICU Care

The bedside teams at RSFH’s three hospitals will be supported on a 24/7 basis by Advanced ICU Care’s team of intensivists and nurses.

Rival surprise billing plan unveiled by Ways and Means

The American Hospital Association is against an earlier proposal because disputes would be settled through lower reimbursement benchmark rates.

Telehealth laws and regulations in 2019 have set the stage for increased access and use

As the care delivery platform becomes more legitimate and accepted, governments, payers and providers are coping with the changes it will bring.

Trade deal takes away pharma’s biologic exclusivity and promotes drug competition

Intellectual property protections are needed for the ongoing discovery of drug treatments, PhRMA says.

Job opportunities for physicians increase by 5% as demand surges, though worries about a shortage remain

Physician compensation has also increased, and in New Orleans, pay growth hit 10%.

Supreme Court hears case over $12 billion insurers say they are owed in risk corridors payments

In a move insurers considered a bait and switch, Congress limited the funding available to compensate insurers for their losses.