About 71 percent of its total facilities have shown improvement, according to the internal report, with several no longer considered high-risk.
Category: Health Insurance
Low consumer health fluency could lead to billions in tax savings on table during open enrollment
Part of the issue is that consumers are often undisciplined about saving in general, and lack the necessary vocabulary for financial communication.
CMS: Innovative new payment models are coming — and some will be mandatory
CMS has made it clear that it wants health systems to share the risk of cost and outcomes.
Hospital supply chain directors brace for impact from Trump tariff threats
Affected supplies include consumables, pacemakers, computers and MRI machines.
HHS doles out more than $1 billion in grants to various HHS orgs to fight opioid epidemic
Largest sum went to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.
For-profit hospitals correlated with higher readmission rates, study finds
CMS levies reimbursement penalties against hospitals that underperform on 30-day readmission rates, leaving for-profit hospitals at a disadvantage.
DOJ wants Aetna, CVS Health to divest Part D plans before merger approval
The antitrust concern over the Medicare prescription drug plans is holding up approval of the $69 billion deal.
Pharmacy benefit managers operate with lack of transparency, expert finds
PBMs have been dogged by controversy for years, and yet they’ve become a fixture — which David Henka sees as a real problem.
From Syria To Southern California: Refugees Seek Care For Wounds Of War
A clinic in El Cajon, Calif., treats patients recovering from anything from gunshot wounds to PTSD and anxiety about family left behind.
Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills
The measure is designed to help people getting emergency care from hospitals or doctors that are not part of their insurance network.
