Some smaller home health agencies will likely close or seek acquirers as they manage new reimbursement policies, according to a new report.

Colorado's public-option health plan would lower premiums on the individual market by 12%, but the state's hospital association balked at the propose reimbursement rates, which have a base rate of 155% of Medicare.

The not-for-profit health system reported net operating income of $1.06 billion on revenue of $13.82 billion, up 72% from $617 million in net operating income on $12.6 billion of revenue in 2018.

Sister M. Therese Gottschalk emigrated to the U.S. in 1953 and had a long career in hospital administration, including 38 years at the helm of Ascension St. John.

Every woman I know has a story. We grew up working in healthcare administration in the '80s and '90s, and as young women, some older man in the organization made subtle or not-so-subtle suggestions about how we might get ahead in the field.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the federal government has denied New York's request to extend its signature Medicaid reform program after the state had asked for $8 billion more over four years.

Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s earnings were driven by growth in its ambulatory-care segment and, to a lesser extent, its hospital segment. The company said growth in patient volume was also a key factor driving results.

The AMA will invest $2 million over two years in Chicago community development financial institutions that promote business growth, affordable housing and access to healthy foods.

The agreement, reached after difficult discussions over 18 months, includes a 2 percent immediate signing bonus and a 5 percent raise over three years, including 1.5 percent in each of the first two years and a 2 percent raise in year three, SEIU officials said.

In 2018, Banner Health took more than three hours on average to accept patient transfers from outside facilities. It cut that by automating processes like checking facility capacity and figuring out the physician on call.

The White House budget office said the requested funding would be used for vaccine development, treatment and protective equipment, but Republicans and Democrats have said the amount is insufficient.

Designed to cut costs and improve quality, the Blueprint for Affordability program began last December with seven major Southeast Michigan health organizations agreeing to participate in what is believed to be the state's first comprehensive "two-sided" shared risk program.

In light of recent actions by attorneys at both the U.S. Justice Department and HHS, healthcare’s white-collar criminals could be breathing a lot easier these days.

Hospitals face challenges getting past the first steps of identifying patients coping with nonmedical health needs.

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MFAR would make numerous changes that appear designed only to shrink Medicaid rather than contribute in any meaningful way to program integrity and transparency, says America's Essential Hospitals' CEO Dr. Bruce Siegel.

Lawmakers have been working on legislation to limit surprise billing for several years without success. But the effort has gained momentum this session.

The strategy, which both the CMS and ONC have been working on since mid-2017, was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act.

A more costly and much more complex flu test is gaining ground, despite the conveniences of point-of-care rapid testing.

HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology wants to improve researchers' access to electronic health information as part of the Trump administration's broader push toward interoperability and its crackdown on data blocking.

The rules ban taxpayer-funded clinics in the Title X program from making abortion referrals and prohibit clinics that receive federal money from sharing office space with abortion providers.

HHS leaders have had harsh words for critics of interoperability and information-blocking proposals in recent weeks, calling industry pushback on the rules hypocritical and an “embarrassment.”

A turnaround strategy at NYC Health + Hospitals has shown some signs of progress, but some say the changes may not be enough to overcome all of the systemic challenges the system faces.

A Modern Healthcare analysis of the hospitals Community Health Systems divested between 2017 and 2019 shows 80% are either losing money, bankrupt or closed.

After roughly a decade as chief administrative officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dick Argys was asked to take on the added responsibility of becoming the hospital’s first chief culture officer.

The results of Modern Healthcare’s Q1 CEO Power Panel survey show more interest in partnerships than full-on mergers and no shortage of challenges on the horizon, including the need for frontline caregivers.