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November and beyond: Industry stakeholders weigh in on their hopes for Congress

Some industry leaders and trade groups hope for an end-of-year lame duck package that reflects their priorities, while others point to the bipartisan potential of future endeavors.

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Battling bottlenecks: Post-acute staffing shortages cause months of hospital discharge delays

Patients who are ready to be discharged to other facilities are forced to stay in inpatient beds, costing health systems money.

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Nursing homes, senior living facilities driving healthcare bankruptcies

From 2021 through June 2022, more than half of bankruptcies among large healthcare companies were in the senior care sector.

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Physician compensation trends could face years of uncertainty

Many healthcare employers’ payment structures are in flux, with experts forecasting a turbulent period.

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Hospitals reduce services over staffing concerns

Hospitals have had to make tough decisions to cut services, temporarily or permanently, or consolidate departments because they don't have enough workers.

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Walgreens acquires majority share of CareCentrix

Walgreens Boots Alliance completed a $330 million deal to purchase 55% of CareCentrix, a home health benefit management company.

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CMS extends nursing home TNA training deadline

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wlll allow some nursing homes more time to train temporary nurse aides hired during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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California investigates Kaiser over care delays amid strike

Kaiser Permanente members reported the company isn't providing providing timely access to mental healthcare while 2,000 workers are on the picket line.

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Kaiser mental health worker strike to expand to Hawaii

Mental healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente sites in Hawaii plan to strike Aug. 29 over patient access issues.

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New Jersey hospital, anesthesia group sue over staffing 

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and American Anesthesiology of New Jersey filed competing lawsuits over an employment dispute.

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Wendy Horton of UVA Medical Center: ‘How do we inspire the next generation?’

Wendy Horton, CEO of the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, discusses how her health system is innovating to address workforce shortages.

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2,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers on strike

The employees have been working without a contract for nearly a year and bargaining talks have stalled.

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Kaiser workers plan Monday strike, raise alarm about mental healthcare

Workers have been in negotiations with Oakland, California-based Kaiser Permanente since July 2021.

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Labor organizations are prepared to support members anxious about state laws that could put them in criminal jeopardy.

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Amedisys records 63% loss in second quarter

Fewer discharges from hospitals and staffing shortages negatively affected the home health and hospice provider.

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