Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced on Wednesday that Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen will serve as its sixth president beginning in November. She’ll be the first physician to lead the organization in nearly 50 years.
Category: Modern Healthcare
Health systems’ scale not linked to better revenue
Two-thirds of the health systems analyzed in a new report saw operating income fall as revenue reduction outpaced cost-cutting. The largest for-profit systems experienced the steepest declines.
Hospital jobs following patients to ambulatory settings
Monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report data show the ambulatory sector has led U.S. healthcare hiring since at least the beginning of 2018, driven by healthcare services migrating into outpatient settings.
Former VA chief Shulkin tapped to lead innovation at Sanford Health
Dr. David Shulkin, whose departure from the VA was announced through Twitter this past spring, will be chief innovation officer at Sanford Health in South Dakota.
Hospitals sue HHS over 340B ceiling price delay
Hospital groups sued HHS Secretary Alex Azar over the delay in setting the ceiling price that 340B providers have to pay drugmakers.
House GOP to vote on suspending employer mandate this week
The House GOP’s proposal would relax Obamacare’s provisions for employers, from the employer mandate to the 30-hour definition for full-time work. But it’s unlikely that the Senate will pick up the $58 billion legislation.
Healthcare groups laud the FCC’s $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program
The FCC will give $100 million to pilot projects to bring telehealth to underserved people. In doing so, it stands to improve outcomes, according to comments submitted to the agency.
Lawmakers call for greater oversight of air ambulance operators
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) urged the agency to use regulatory action to curb the growing costs of emergency air transport.
Hospitals in the Carolinas prep for Hurricane Florence
(Updated at 5:15 ET)Coastal hospitals that have long endured threats from hurricanes have launched into time-tested emergency preparations this week, while inland hospitals are gearing up to take in acute patients to be transferred from…
Smaller MIPS leads to smaller payouts for large health systems
Providers warned the CMS that its proposal to let thousands of doctors continue to sit out of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System undermines their investments to comply with the program as well as the health of seniors.
