Modern Healthcare Staff Kara Hartnett Health Disparities See All Staff Page Recent Stories HHS finalizes disability access rule for healthcare providers The new rule, which takes effect on July 1, will require hospitals to retrofit their facilities to improve access and remove biases in their operations. Racial health disparities persist even in top-performing states A new Commonwealth Fund report urges governments and providers to "look under the hood" to address health disparities across the country. 'Food is Medicine' put to test in Mississippi Delta Does giving diabetes patients fresh fruit and vegetables improve health outcomes? Providers, researchers and farmers in rural Mississippi teamed up to find out. M&A, private equity deals likely to keep law firms busy: survey Healthcare consolidation is on the rise, driven in part by the growing role of private equity. The deals are also attracting increased regulatory scrutiny. HHS affirms consent rules for 'sensitive examinations' Teaching hospitals and medical schools must get consent to perform pelvic, breast, prostate and rectal exams on anesthetized patients, regulators wrote in a guidance document. Change Healthcare breach already impacting healthcare M&A Dealmakers are paying extra attention to cybersecurity and the financial health of companies hammered by the Change Healthcare outage. A $400M incentive drives hospitals to meet health equity goals Hospitals across Massachusetts are building infrastructure to examine disparities, with the opportunity to collectively reap billions of dollars. New HHS disability access rule to bring big change to healthcare The Health and Human Services Department plans to require that healthcare facilities be accessible to people with disabilities, which often would entail buying and retrofitting equipment. Certificate of need laws, hospitals impede birthing centers Hospital opposition and certificate of need laws have stymied efforts to launch birthing centers in several states. Inside Yale Medicine's health equity 'care paths' Pressed by regulators and accrediting organizations, more healthcare providers are gathering data and implementing solutions to promote health equity. Medicaid waivers allow states to spend billions on social needs New York became the most recent state to receive CMS approval to pay for a wide range of non-medical services for high-risk patients. Inside a $300M push to save failing hospitals Seventeen distressed hospitals got $300 million in no-interest loans. For some, the money has been a lifeline. For others, merely a Band-Aid. Biden administration replaces Trump-era provider conscience rule Since the George W. Bush administration, federal policy on healthcare providers with religious or moral objections to treatments such as abortion has yo-yoed under each new president. Birthing ward closures raise alarms amid maternal mortality rates Financial, social and legal challenges are leading labor and delivery units to shutter, potentially limiting access to care among vulnerable communities. Uber Health, Socially Determined to integrate platforms The collaboration aims to give providers and insurers the ability to target health plan benefits to the most high-need patients. Load More Sponsored Content