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Revenue Cycle
Executive Order Puts 340B Drug Pricing Back in the Spotlight
A recent Executive Order takes aim at drug pricing, with significant implications for the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Innovation
Will This Summer be Telehealth’s Last Stand?
Congress has extended telehealth and Hospital at Home waivers through September. This may be the healthcare industry?s last chance to...
Payer
IN Lawmakers Seek to Forbid Hospital Monopolies, but One Merger Fight Remains
Indiana is among the latest states reconsidering Certificate of Public Advantage laws that greenlight hospital monopolies.
CMO
Social Determinants of Health Considerations for CMOs
After screening for health-related social needs, health systems and hospitals can connect patients with community-based resources.
Technology
Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want to Know More.
There is scant regulation of radiation levels as the machines scan organs and structures inside bodies.
Pharma
Marty Makary, Often Wrong as Pandemic Critic, Is Poised to Lead the FDA He Railed Against
Critics say he exaggerated the harms of the COVID vaccine and undersold the dangers of the virus.
CMO
There's A Long Way to Go Before AI Tools Can Prescribe Medication. But How Long?
Legislation before Congress would allow AI tools or machine learning technologies to prescribe medication if approved by state law and...
CMO
States Facing Doctor Shortages Ease Licensing Rules for Foreign-Trained Physicians
About 26% of doctors who practice in the U.S. were born elsewhere.
Innovation
Are Telehealth Reimbursement Policies Strangling FQHCs?
A recent study of 6 FQHCs in New York found that state Medicaid reimbursement policies are exacerbating workforce shortages and...
Revenue Cycle
Infographic: 3 Ways Rev Cycle Leaders Can Influence Policy Decisions
Revenue cycle leaders should engage with policymakers to ensure a healthy relationship between public policy and revenue cycle operations.
Payer
Deny and Delay? California Seeks Penalties for Insurers that Repeatedly Get It Wrong
Experts say it could be one of the boldest attempts in the nation to rein in health insurer denials, before...
CMO
Trump’s Order on Gender-Affirming Care Escalates Reversal of Trans Rights
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration?s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to...