Regulations.gov, the website used to view and submit comments on federal regulations and rules, will be shut down for at least 24 hours due to technical difficulties. The landing page said it was shuttering due to the government shutdown.
Category: Modern Healthcare
Government shutdown could make hospitals wait longer for new generic drugs
The FDA is no longer accepting new generic-drug applications because of the government shutdown, which could prevent hospitals for scoring cheaper, generic alternatives.
Editorial: How Trump’s war on immigrants will harm healthcare
Rural communities will feel the pain first. But it will also ripple through major cities, where the healthcare workforce has become highly dependent on a steady stream of physicians, nurses and support staff born in other countries.
Medicare Advantage industry sees slower growth for 2019
Medicare Advantage insurers added 1.4 million members to their rosters for 2019, as they looked to grow membership in a market known for being politically safe and predictably lucrative. But membership is growing at slower pace than previous years.
HCA-Mission Health deal OK’d by N.C. attorney general
North Carolina’s attorney general approved hospital giant HCA Healthcare’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, after nabbing commitments from HCA meant to protect the state’s healthcare industry.
Female physicians more likely to report burnout
Nearly half of physicians report feelings of burnout, and women suffer higher rates of burnout than men, according to a survey by Medscape.
Medicaid block grant waiver reports revive hospitals’ funding worries
The Trump administration is quietly considering allowing states to apply to convert their Medicaid programs into block grants that cap federal spending, which some experts say would lead to lower Medicaid payments for safety-net hospitals.
UnitedHealth loses appeal over underpayments
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled against UnitedHealth Group over the insurer withholding payments from out-of-network physicians and hospitals to compensate for previous overpayments.
Patient-matching standards must be improved, government report shows
Providers, vendors and others told the Government Accountability Office they still struggle with correctly matching patients to their records, which can theoretically put patients in danger.
GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic gaps’ in health system showing up in crowdfunding
Scrolling through the GoFundMe website reveals seemingly an endless number of people who need help or community support. A common theme: the cost of healthcare. Of the $5 billion the company says it has raised, about a third has been for medical…
