New York City will pay a group of nearly 1,700 nurses $20.8 million to settle a gender discrimination complaint filed by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Category: Modern Healthcare
CMS starts the search for a chief health informatics officer
The new chief health informatics officer will manage the CMS’ interoperability and general health IT strategy, according to a blog post from CMS administrator Seema Verma. The application period for the position closes July 20.
CMS to open new comment period on Kentucky Medicaid waiver
The CMS plans to open a new 30-day federal public comment period on Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirement demonstration as a way to overcome a federal judge’s objections to the way the waiver was approved.
CHS to sell two Arkansas hospitals to Little Rock’s Baptist Health
Community Health Systems plans to sell two of its Arkansas hospitals to Baptist Health in Little Rock as part of its previously announced divestitures in the state.
Commentary: Taxpayers are entitled to reasonable prices on federally funded drug discoveries
The large price increases on brand name drugs and the high prices of new specialty drugs are driven by a desire for greater profits and not by the cost of research.
HHS taps Boehler to steer value-based care efforts
HHS Secretary Alex Azar has chosen Adam Boehler to help oversee efforts to develop value-based care initiatives at the agency.
Beth Israel-Lahey merger could raise healthcare spending
A Beth Israel-Lahey health system combination would increase the merged system’s leverage with commercial payers and potentially allow it to boost prices 5% to 10%, increasing spending by up to $250 million, a new report found.
CMS hears fears about billing codes proposal
Although providers are concerned that the CMS’ plan to overhaul some Medicare billing codes could spark underpayment and fraud, CMS officials say there’s no reason to worry yet.
States: Workaround succeeding after cut in health subsidies
A workaround by states to counter Trump administration cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies has largely succeeded in protecting consumers from higher costs, California and 17 other states said.
Tenet finds buyers for remaining Chicago area hospitals
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. announced it plans to sell three Chicago-area hospitals to hospital operator Pipeline Health and Chicago-based healthcare investment firm TWG Partners.
