Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center will receive nearly $16 million from the federal government for unexpected costs it acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly hiring temporary workers.
Health systems are pushing back against proposals to change reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient departments.
In recent years, some advocates have said Medicare could save billions by moving to “site-neutral” policies, which would mean hospital outpatient departments and physicians offices would be reimbursed at the same rate.
A Lewis and Clark County District judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the state from enacting a rule that adds more restrictions to Medicaid patients who seek an abortion in Montana.
A Pennsylvania House committee voted unanimously to advance a bill proposing to revise a policy long bemoaned by ambulance providers that would improve mileage reimbursement for patient transports.
On Jan. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. Under the PHE, the federal government implemented a range of modifications and waivers impacting Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance requirements, as well as numerous other programs, to provide relief to healthcare providers.
In nearly 17 years as a physician and executive at Providence Health and Services and another decade-plus before that at Kaiser Permanente, Bernie Klein says he has never seen a set of fiscal challenges as deep and difficult as what Providence – and other – hospitals face today in Southern California.