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'Substantial Increase' Found in Medicare Advance Care PlanningA Health Affairs study also found prevalence of annual wellness claims to be below 7.5% for all fee-for-service Medicare patient...
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ArchCare, Montefiore Health System Unveil Partnership to Grow Home Healthcare ProgramMontefiore physicians and clinical staff will work with ArchCare's elderly care team to provide home healthcare for eligible patients in...
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Providers Cheer Biden's Pick For CMS ChiefChiquita Brooks-LaSure has been tapped to serve as administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Montana's Health Policy MVP Takes Her Playbook on the RoadMarilyn Bartlett saved the state more than $30 million in three years by pegging hospital prices to a multiple of...
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As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb ThemDemocratic legislators in three states introduced bills that would slap an 80% tax on the drug price increases that ICER...
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4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending BillWhile the $900 billion that lawmakers included for urgent pandemic relief got most of the attention, some even bigger changes...
Clinical Care
Many Rural Americans Face Long Haul to Access CareA GAO report paints a bleak picture of the state of healthcare access in rural America.
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An Urban Hospital on the Brink Vs. the Officials Sworn to Save ItTrinity Health, a national Catholic tax-exempt chain, wants to close Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago's Near South Side...
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Biden's First Order of Business May Be to Undo Trump's Policies, but It Won't Be EasyExecutive orders issued by the president can be summarily overturned by a new executive order. Agency "guidance" can similarly be...
Finance
U.S. Healthcare Spending Grew 4.6% in 2019, Hit $3.8TThe rate of growth in 2019 was down slightly from the 4.7% rate in 2018 and consistent with the average...
Finance
Continuing Resolution Delays $4B DSH Cuts For One WeekPresident Donald J. Trump is expected to sign the resolution, which delays a government shutdown that would have taken effect...
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Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out SuppliersPain patients in New York have lost access to vital medicine since July 2019, when the state implemented an excise...