[ad_1] The medical technician who drew blood from New Hampshire Rep. Peter Schmidt after he broke his leg in February was registered with the state, thanks to a […]
Private equity a flashpoint in Illinois hospital controversy
[ad_1] “If the project were approved, you could say that it might show a receptiveness by this particular board for new hospital projects,” says healthcare attorney Daniel Lawler […]
With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic
[ad_1] A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly. It was the peak of this year’s omicron surge and an […]
Shanghai hospital pays the price for China’s COVID response
[ad_1] A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an […]
MACPAC wants more managed care directed payment transparency
[ad_1] Medicaid payment advisors on Friday recommend policymakers improve transparency of managed care directed payments, which are commonly used to increase Medicaid payment to hospitals. The Medicaid and […]
‘Leaving victims with the bill’: Sexual assault survivors are often charged hundreds of dollars for rape kits
[ad_1] $347. That was the average out-of-pocket cost for sexual assault survivors who received forensic exam services as part of a rape kit from 2016 to 2018, the […]
Late Centene CEO Neidorff remembered as public health program ‘visionary’
[ad_1] In the summer of 2015, Andy Slavitt didn’t have time for maybes. Slavitt, then-administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, had spent all year working […]
BA.2 variant takes over. What’s known about it?
[ad_1] In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant […]
5 takeaways from HHS’ environmental justice strategy
[ad_1] The Health and Human Services Department’s Thursday release of a draft plan to tackle environmental health issues looks very similar to its environmental justice strategy outlined in […]
MedPAC alternative payment model strategy improves ACO incentives
[ad_1] Medicare pay advisors said Friday they have zeroed in on a strategy to streamline Medicare alternative payment models, which includes removing the ratcheting effect that makes earning […]