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Finance
Oak Street Health Secures Millions in Financing to Accelerate Strategic Plans The organization provides primary care for older adults on Medicare.
Telehealth
Congress Pressed to Extend Pre-Deductible Telehealth WaiverThe waiver was included in the 2020 CARES Act but will expire on December 31 if lawmakers don't act.
Post-Acute
4 Questions With OSF HealthCare Executives on Home Care ServicesAccording to Lena Nilsson, vice president of clinical operations for OSF HealthCare Home Care Services, the home setting is the...
Revenue Cycle
Congress urged to prevent additional PAYGO cuts to MedicareThe AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today urged congressional leaders to waive the Statutory PAYGO sequester before yearend...
Clinical Care
Exasperated AMA President: 'We Will Not Back Down'Jack Resneck Jr. says physicians will fight for the interests of their profession and their patients.
Payer
Key Factors Driving Enrollees to Medicare Advantage PlansMore benefits and a limit on out-of-pocket costs are the top reasons older adults are opting for Medicare Advantage (MA).
Revenue Cycle
CMS Reveals 340B Hospital Payment RateThe agency will pay 340B hospitals the average sales price plus 6% for all calendar year 2022 drug claims billed...
Payer
CMS Previews Reboot of Medical Device Approval PathwaysThree highlights from a future rule that would preserve a focus on approval speed and inter-agency collaboration.
Revenue Cycle
CMS System Edits Saved Millions in Medicare Overpayments to HospitalsThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) discovered improper Medicare payments totaling $39.3 million to acute-care hospitals from 2016 to 2021.
Revenue Cycle
Medicare Payment Cuts Could Lead to Fewer Beneficiaries ServedA survey of physicians reveals the potential ramifications of the impending 8.5% slashing of Medicare rates in 2023.
Payer
62 Studies Don't Lie: Little Differentiation Between Medicare and MAWith few exceptions, highlights from KFF's review reveal much parity between the programs.
Revenue Cycle
House Seeks HHS Probe of HCA ER Admissions PracticesThe House Subcommittee on Oversight raises concerns about the for-profit health system's billing practices and reports of chronic understaffing.