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Hospitals push CMS to pause 'most favored nation' drug-pricing rule

Providers argued the policy is illegal and wouldn't lower drug prices or patients' out-of-pocket costs in comments on the interim final rule. Hospitals suggested CMS doesn't have the power to carry out such a large experiment.
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Regulation Tracker: Biden reviews Trump's final rules

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to freeze new regulations set in the waning days of the Trump administration and review others. What healthcare regulations could change during these early days?

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Biden administration warns fully meeting vaccine demand could take 'months'

The White House COVID-19 response team said there's more work needed to accelerate the country's vaccination effort despite being able to reach the administration's initial goal of 1 million vaccinations a day.
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Hospital system rebuked after offering vaccine to donors

The Seattle Times reports Overlake Medical Center & Clinics emailed about 110 donors who gave more than $10,000 to the hospital system, telling them that vaccine slots were available.

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Anthem's Q4 profits drop 41% with added COVID costs, patient care

Anthem saw increased COVID-19 costs and a surge of patients seeking care they put off earlier in the year, sparking a dramatic drop in fourth-quarter profits.

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Prime Healthcare settles with union workers, agrees to $458,000 in backpay

Prime Healthcare agreed to shell out backpay and offer jobs to employees laid off during an organizing drive last summer.
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A new HHS AI Council will implement the artificial-intelligence strategy, including developing performance plans, promoting private-sector partnerships and supporting AI governance across the department.
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The clinic and Doctors Hospital Health System, a 94-bed system in the Bahamas, launched the council in a two-year strategic advisory agreement that will provide Doctors Hospital access to clinic experts for strategic planning, clinical education and leadership development.

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By the Numbers: 20 largest healthcare investment banks in 2020

This list includes data points on rank, bookrunner, loans underwritten, number of loans and market share.

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Thousands of Portland's healthcare workers not vaccinated

Health officials in the tri-county Portland, Oregon, metro area said Tuesday that "tens of thousands" of frontline healthcare workers have not received the COVID-19 vaccine and that it will likely take weeks before most do.

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Humana names first chief equity officer

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.
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Small Massachusetts medical facility to shut down in two years

Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center is just not seeing enough patients, the CEO of its parent company says.
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CMS pauses three Trump-era proposed rules

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.
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Encompass Health reports minor gains in fourth quarter, predicts 8% growth in 2021

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.
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Billing, antitrust exemption changes upend negotiations between insurers and providers

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.
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N.Y. nursing homes struggle with staffing amid outbreaks

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.
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Biden administration to boost vaccine supply amid shortages

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.
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Next Up Podcast: What to expect with telehealth and healthcare technology in the next four years

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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Beyond the Byline: Regulators aim to boost value push with fraud and abuse law updates

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.

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Hospitals see opportunity, risk in ambulatory surgery centers

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J&J 4Q sales rise despite pandemic, but charges cut profits

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."
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Few nursing home residents have received second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Of the staff and residents vaccinated in long-term care, only about 8% have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Studies extend hopes for antibody drugs against COVID-19

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.

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China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines

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.

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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.
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