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Providers await new HHS coronavirus grant reporting deadline

HHS has delayed a Provider Relief Fund grant recognition deadine originally set for Feb. 15. The agency has not yet announced a new deadline.
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Hospital M&A activity rebounds in Q4

Nearly 30 announced hospital deals in the fourth quarter signaled that hospital executives are more comfortable with the virtual due diligence process and that finances have stabilized, M&A experts said.
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Nursing home employment continues free fall, industry prepares for worker exodus

After more than a decade of gradual losses, nursing home employment began a free fall in April as the novel coronavirus spread across the country. And it hasn't recovered.
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Surgeon General calls on businesses to invest in community health

The Surgeon General report said community health investments will improve businesses' bottom lines and the health of the economy.
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Providence names new chief financial officer

Providence has named its interim CFO, Greg Hoffman, as its chief financial officer. He replaces Venkat Bhamidipati, who left in 2020 to become CFO of McAfee.
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The newly public price information could shake the industry, equipping insurers and large employers to drive harder bargains with hospitals. Savings eventually could filter down to patients through lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

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The Check Up: Chip Kahn of the Federation of American Hospitals

Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, talked with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock about what the industry can expect during the early days of the Biden administration.

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Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield to pay $5.1M HIPAA penalty

The penalty resolves alleged HIPAA violations stemming from a data breach that took place from December 2013 to May 2015 and compromised data on 9.3 million people, according to HHS' Office for Civil Rights.
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Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

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Louisiana gets reports vaccine providers are discriminating

Louisiana's chief public health officer warned hospitals, pharmacies and clinics that they should not be steering their coronavirus vaccine doses solely to their own patients.

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'We know this is real': New clinics aid virus 'long-haulers'

The programs' approaches vary, but they share the goal of trying to comprehend, treat and give credence to patients who cannot get free of the virus that has infected more than 24 million Americans and killed about 400,000.

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CMS will raise Medicare Advantage plan payments by 4.08% in 2022

The agency also signed off on its controversial proposal to fully base Medicare Advantage payments on encounter data.
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Wisconsin's top health official departing for federal job

Andrea Palm will work to fulfill Biden's pledge to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and speed up the rate of vaccinations.

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Quest Diagnostics wins CDC contract to sequence coronavirus samples

Quest Diagnostics said Monday that it has secured a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide genomic sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Hospitals, drug companies strive to stand out virtually at JPM

This year's popular J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference was held virtually, which means companies didn't get their usual face time with investors. Instead, they tried to stand out virtually.

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Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world. But critics say the deal raises major ethical concerns, including possible privacy violations.
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Momentum grows to outsource hospital tech functions in 2021

Carilion Clinic, CoxHealth and Geisinger Health are among the systems outsourcing such technology services as support, cybersecurity and data management.

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Federal regulators ask insurers for claims data

The request is part of the Federal Trade Commission's revamp of its merger retrospective program that they hope will bolster their enforcement of physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physicians.
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CMS approves rule forcing insurers to ease prior authorization

Healthcare groups criticized CMS for giving them just a few weeks to review and comment on the proposed rule and excluding Medicare Advantage plans from the requirements. The changes will phase in from 2023 through 2024.
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Verma: CMS tried to 'infuse' free-market competition across healthcare during Trump era

As she prepares to leave office next week, CMS Administrator Seema Verma fervently defends the Trump administration's efforts to adopt policies that will "reverberate" across the industry.
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar submits resignation effective Jan. 20

Azar wrote in his resignation letter that the Trump administration's accomplishments were tarnished by the Capitol riot.
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CMS finalizes drug transparency, pharmacy quality rules

CMS estimates the changes will save the federal government $75.4 million over the next decade in Medicare Advantage and Part D payments.
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Revamp of the nation's vaccination effort may not be enough

Public health experts are not uniformly backing the Biden administration’s plans to speed up mass vaccination efforts after missteps that have slowed the rollout.  

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Cone Health CEO, CFO to depart amid pending Sentara merger

The health system said the departures are not related to its upcoming merger with Sentara Healthcare. Sentara's CEO is slated to take the helm of the new health system.
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By protecting the healthcare safety net, Biden can put us on the path to a stronger country

As the Biden administration begins its first 100 days, we urge it to keep hospitals’ safety-net role top of mind as it tackles a relentless virus that takes its greatest toll on the people of color and communities these hospitals serve.

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Intermountain, Trinity, Memorial Hermann behind $300M private equity fund

A number of prominent health systems have contributed millions of dollars to Heritage Group's third fund. Health systems may be leaning more on investment income given the tough operating environment the pandemic has created.

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Healthcare groups should end all political donations—permanently

Now is not the time to suspend some campaign contributions by healthcare organizations. Now is the time to permanently end them all. And, in the spirit of unity, to candidates from both parties.

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HHS removes some requirements for opioid treatment prescribing

HHS is eliminating certification requirements for clinicians to prescribe the medication-assisted drug therapy buprenorphine in an effort to expand treatment access.

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CMS axes MFAR rule for good

Providers, states, patient advocates and members of Congress opposed the rule because it would have ramped up federal oversight of how states fund their Medicaid programs and possibly led to significant funding cuts.
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CMS finalizes rule to revamp ACA exchanges

CMS on Thursday significantly changed how Affordable Care Act exchanges will run, including allowing states to waive some requirements and use web-based brokers to sell insurance by 2023, moves that insurers and other industry groups have said would essentially privatize the exchanges.
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COVID-19 hastens hospitals' revenue cycle outsourcing moves

The COVID-19 pandemic has led hospitals to move even more quickly toward outsourced revenue cycle management.

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