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      COVID-19 could dent hospital revenue by at least $53 billion in 2021, AHA says
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CMS: Group health plans must cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing

CMS said the new guidance should make it easier for people to get tested.
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High MLRs inspire insurers to focus on quality improvements

Lack of member utilization has left Medicaid managed-care organizations facing additional high risk-corridor expenses from states. That's boosting efforts to treat social determinants to improve their medical loss ratios.
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Cigna's MDLive acquisition could foster virtual-first plan development, analysts say

Cigna announced on Friday it will acquire telehealth provider MDLive, as more insurers launch plans that require members to schedule virtual visits before seeing their physician in-person.
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Universal Health Services lost $67 million in cyberattack recovery

Universal Health Services lost $67 million from a September cyberattack that caused the company to take its U.S. IT networks offline.
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UPMC's patient volumes stabilize, boosting 2020 profits

The Pittsburgh, Pa.-based academic health system reported an $836 million operating income in 2020.
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Another Pennsylvania health network vaccinates employee kin

The University of Pennsylvania Health System said that its Chester County Hospital ran a "lottery system" for family members of employees who otherwise met the state's eligibility requirements.

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Why AstraZeneca and J&J's vaccines, in use elsewhere, are still on hold in America

As COVID deaths mount daily, critics say the Food and Drug Administration is moving too slowly. Meanwhile, the novel coronavirus is evolving, with new variants stalking populations the world over.

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As COVID surged, vaccines came too late for at least 400 medical workers

In California, which became the epicenter of the national coronavirus surge following Thanksgiving, 40% of all healthcare worker deaths came after the vaccine was being distributed to medical staff members.

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As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has dropped by 80,000 in six weeks, and 17% of the nation's adult population has gotten at least one dose of a vaccine, providing some relief to front-line workers.
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New York State Nurses Association report finds over 26,000 nurse understaffing complaints filed in 2019 and 2020

With multiple signatories on each complaint, there were 97,715 nurse signatures total, the data showed. NYSNA receives a copy when such "protests of assignment" are filed, and the numbers are tracked and reported annually, a spokesman said.

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Lawmakers probe if Cuomo's policy fueled nursing home deaths

New York's health commissioner has said that if the state didn't hadn't encouraged nursing homes to find space for patients being discharged from hospitals, it could have led to catastrophic conditions in emergency departments then overwhelmed with patients.

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Genomics firms taking advantage of SPACs trend to go public faster

Special-purpose acquisition companies, once considered the province of scam artists and shady dealers, are the latest trend to hit public markets and the scientific world as companies seek to go public more quickly and avoid some of the disadvantages of a traditional initial public offering of stock.

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Hospitals' Medicare billing practices suggest upcoding, OIG says

The number of inpatient stays billed at the highest severity codes increased nearly 20% over a six-year period while length of stay decreased.
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Telehealth company sues HHS for allegedly excluding overseas physicians

RemoteICU wants to compel Medicare to pay for telehealth services provided by overseas physicians amidst an intensivist shortage and the pandemic.
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HCA to buy majority stake in Brookdale's home health, outpatient therapy business

Under the agreement, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare will purchase 80% of Brookdale Health Care Services for $400 million.
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Teladoc reports $383.3M in fourth-quarter revenue, up 145%

The company surpassed $1 billion in revenue for 2020, nearly doubling its full-year revenue year-over-year.
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Questions arise about public disclosure of wasted vaccines

In all, more than 2,400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Shelby County, Tenn., went to waste over the past month while local officials sat on tens of thousands of shots that state officials thought had already gone into arms.
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Regulation Tracker: Biden reviews Trump's final rules

After freezing Trump-era regulations, President Joe Biden is starting to devise his own healthcare agenda. What regulations will take priority in the early days?

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COVID vaccine websites violate disability laws, create inequity for the blind

Across the country, people who use special software to make the web accessible have been unable to sign up for the vaccines or obtain vital information about COVID-19 because many government websites lack required accessibility features.

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COVID-19 testing lab firm sues California whistleblower

The Massachusetts-based diagnostics company has a $1.4-billion COVID-19 testing contract with the state.

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Beaumont nurse anesthetists to vote on union in wake of outsourcing

About 180 certified registered nurse anesthetists, who were formerly employed at Beaumont's Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe hospitals, signed union petition cards on Jan. 4 indicating they support the idea of forming their own local union.

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COVID-19 could dent hospital revenue by at least $53 billion in 2021, AHA says

Regional health systems are still dealing with the fallout from delaying non-urgent procedures, depressed volumes, higher expenses as well as the physical and mental health toll of COVID-19 on their staff.
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Aetna challenges exclusion from Oklahoma's new Medicaid managed-care program

Aetna Better Health of Oklahoma has filed a protest against the state's healthcare agency, calling the process for awarding contracts in the $2.1 billion Medicaid managed-care system "fatally flawed."
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Healthcare construction primed to rebound faster than other sectors

While nonresidential construction is expected to continue to lag through much of 2021, healthcare is projected to rebound quicker than most sectors.
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Geisinger allowed employees' kin to skip vaccine line

Geisinger Health's decision to give special access to employees' relatives earned a rebuke this week from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which said the healthcare giant shouldn't have held vaccine clinics for eligible family members of employees.
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