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A Nurse Practitioner's Perspective on Full Practice Authority
Wisconsin is one of the newest states to grant nurse practitioners full practice authority. Here's the impact, according to this...
Revenue Cycle
GAO, CBO Testimonies Call for 340B Reform
Testimony from the GAO and CBO at a recent Senate hearing called for 340B reform, citing misaligned incentives due to...
CNO
Should Nurse Practitioners Have Full Practice Authority?
Granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners has benefits for both patients and nurses, says this nurse practitioner.
Revenue Cycle
Infographic: Winners & Losers in IDR Arbitration
The arbirtation process established by the No Surprises Act has generated significant costs, but providers are clearly coming out on...
Payer
Trump's HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs to Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
The push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
Revenue Cycle
Infographic: 4 Ways Medicaid Work Requirements Affect the Revenue Cycle
New Medicaid work requirements will create significant new administrative burdens for patient access teams, increase self-pay volumes, and lead to...
CEO
Inside Children's Minnesota's Team Focused on Tracking Policy Change
As policy shifts reshape healthcare, CEO Emily Chapman explains how a dedicated team helps the health system stay proactive in...
Payer
GOP Talking Point Holds ACA Is Haunted by 'Phantom' Enrollees, but the Devil's in the Data
The percentage of enrollments without any medical claims was 19% in 2021. That percentage jumped to 35% in 2024. Critics...
Revenue Cycle
Rev Cycle Teams Brace for Medicaid Work Requirements
Medicaid work requirements will unleash new challenges on revenue cycle teams with additional administrative burdens and a potential surge in...
Telehealth
Trump Called Digital Equity Act 'Racist.' Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone.
People in high-speed internet "dead zones" live sicker and die younger on average than their peers in well-connected regions.
Innovation
Waivers' End Pushes Healthcare Leaders to Make Tough Decisions on Telehealth, Hospital at Home
With pandemic-era telehealth and Hospital at Home waivers expiring, executives are curtailing or ending some virtual care services. Supporters, meanwhile,...
Payer
Why Democrats Are Casting the Gov't. Shutdown as a Healthcare Showdown
Democrats see the high-stakes standoff as a chance to talk about affordable health care as millions of Americans.