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Nursing home employment continues free fall, industry prepares for worker exodus
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Surgeon General calls on businesses to invest in community health
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Providence names new chief financial officer
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A peek behind the curtain on hospital prices
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.
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
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.
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.
Coronavirus outbreak: Lack of supply snags W.Va. vaccination campaign
Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry.
'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
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
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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.
Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
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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
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CMS approves rule forcing insurers to ease prior authorization
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Verma: CMS tried to 'infuse' free-market competition across healthcare during Trump era
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar submits resignation effective Jan. 20
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CMS finalizes drug transparency, pharmacy quality rules
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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
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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
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CMS finalizes rule to revamp ACA 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.