The rules would affect in-center dialysis coverage, make it easier for seniors to opt out of Medicare Part A, and increase oversight of accrediting organizations. CMS could still approve them.

Dr. Nwando Olayiwola will set and direct strategy to promote equity at the Louisville, Ky.-based insurer to ensure its clinical programs and member services have a focus around cultural sensitivity.

A trio of recent mandates will completely upend the negotiating table between payers and providers, but what the final contracts will look like going forward all depend on enforcement.

Healthcare providers still struggle to find travel nurses to handle the COVID-19 surge. And those workers come at a price, with the competition doubling or even tripling normal compensation.

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Detailed figures posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Tuesday showed that the government plans to make about 10.1 million first and second doses available next week, up from this week's allotment of 8.6 million.

Encompass Health said growth was tied to favorable pricing in the inpatient rehabilitation segment but noted that those gains were partially offset by lower volumes across the board.

Johnson & Johnson executives repeatedly told analysts that the company expects to share results from its late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine—the first requiring only one dose—"by early next week."

New results extend hopes for drugs that supply antibodies to fight COVID-19, suggesting they can help keep patients out of the hospital and possibly prevent illness in some uninfected people.

Nursing homes in parts of New York hit hardest during this winter's COVID-19 surge say they're struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine.

Many of these workers have invaluable experience dealing with infectious disease epidemics such as SARS, Ebola or HIV in other countries yet must sit out the COVID pandemic in the U.S.

The president's plan calls for doubling the number of drive-through testing sites and investing in new testing technologies, particularly at-home and rapid tests.

A new regulatory framework may draw added investment in ambulatory surgery centers.

Of the staff and residents vaccinated in long-term care, only about 8% have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Biden's new vaccination target comes after he and his aides faced criticism for the 100 million goal in his first 100 days in office. The U.S. has exceeded a pace of 1 million doses per day over the last week.

A new KPMG survey finds deal activity is expected to stay elevated in 2021, although valuations will probably be across the board.

There’s no shortage of challenges facing medical schools these days. But the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and finding ways to tackle structural racism and unconscious bias have moved to the forefront for many educators.

Healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly focused on innovative technology solutions like telehealth, enhanced electronic health records and partnerships with technology companies.

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A capitated system in which doctors are rewarded handsomely for better outcomes and paid per patient rather than per visit or procedure is a more reliable way to pay for medical care.

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved a 15-year job creation tax credit for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation — an unusual move because the board typically focuses on corporate expansions. The vote came as state officials were preparing to announce the creation of the Cleveland Innovation District, a partnership involving Cleveland's three major hospital systems and two universities.

As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China's vaccines and renewed criticism of its early COVID-19 response, it is hitting back by encouraging conspiracy theories that some experts say could cause harm.

Thanks to clinical and technical advances, ASCs can now perform more types of procedures. Medicare, commercial insurers and patients can all benefit if more care migrates into these settings.

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As patients turn to local health systems for information on COVID-19 vaccination, health systems are turning to technology to help manage the barrage of questions.

Alan Miller, who recently stepped down as long-time CEO of Universal Health Services, reflects on the industry and the company he founded.

Efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials might depend on achieving more diversity among those conducting the studies.

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and rules and regulations reporter Michael Brady discuss the latest updates to the Stark law and anti-kickback statute and how they interplay with the incremental move from volume- to value-based pay.