[ad_1] Nursing homes are steeling for a $320 million Medicare pay cut they say will make it harder to deliver care during an already challenging time. The Centers […]
Trinity Health’s Michigan hospitals rebranded under same name
[ad_1] Livonia-based Trinity Health announced Wednesday it will rebrand all of its Michigan operations under the Trinity Health Michigan name. The name change will affect all eight Trinity […]
Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs
[ad_1] West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the COVID public […]
Private equity ownership of nursing homes triggers capitol hill questions — and a GAO probe
[ad_1] A growing body of research shows that health outcomes in private equity-owned facilities are worse than in those under other ownership. A February 2021 study from the […]
CMS ‘birthing-friendly’ hospital designation will debut in 2023
[ad_1] Hospitals can begin receiving a “birthing-friendly” designation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in fall 2023, the agency announced Wednesday. The designation will initially be […]
CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises
[ad_1] The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. […]
Mass General Brigham gets extension to produce cost-cutting plan
[ad_1] The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission will give Mass General Brigham an extension on its performance improvement plan. The HPC ordered the state’s largest health system to come […]
Biden administration announces boost for rural healthcare in midterm election push
[ad_1] Jeremy Johnson, a political scientist at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, said he doubts the strategy will bring rural voters back to Democrats in the midterms. Montana […]
WHO: COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week
[ad_1] The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling […]
Why insurers are cutting broker pay for exchange plans
[ad_1] What a difference a bad year makes. President Joe Biden’s last special enrollment period for the health insurance exchanges led to a flood of sick, costly customers […]