[ad_1] The surprise billing arbitration process unjustly favors insurers, a Texas federal judge ruled Monday, dealing the latest blow to the heavily litigated No Surprises Act. Judge Jeremy […]
Centene expects to lose 2.2M Medicaid members in 2023
[ad_1] Centene expects to lose an estimated 2.2 million Medicaid members during the redetermination process over the next 18 months, which would significantly dial back the insurer’s pandemic-era growth. […]
CVS Health-Oak Street deal report spurs stock rise
[ad_1] Oak Street Health shares soared 33.2% to $34.56 at market open Tuesday following a report that pharmacy giant CVS Health is nearing an acquisition of the primary […]
MSU Health Care establishes virtual physical therapy program
[ad_1] Amid financial challenges, health systems are finding reasons to invest in virtual musculoskeletal services after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced remote therapeutic monitoring billing codes […]
Pitchbook: Healthcare private equity deals rebounded in 2022
[ad_1] Private equity firms had one of their strongest years yet for healthcare services deal activity in 2022, according to an analysis PitchBook published Monday. An estimated 863 […]
Tallahassee Memorial resumes some functions after alleged cyberattack
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A major regional hospital system based in northern Florida resumed seeing patients at its clinical practices on Monday, days after a security problem forced […]
Healthcare for seniors face major labor, payment hurdles
[ad_1] The healthcare industry is facing a wide variety of challenges—and solutions aren’t always straightforward. Each month, Modern Healthcare asks leaders in the field to weigh in on […]
Adam Searing of Georgetown University talks Medicaid expansion
[ad_1] Adam Searing, associate professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families, helped advocate for the passage and implementation of the […]
Remote prescribing in limbo as federal COVID-19 emergency ends
[ad_1] Meanwhile, telehealth and traditional providers affected by the measure are figuring out their contingency plans. Ophelia Health treats opioid use disorder virtually and its clinicians prescribe buprenorphine without […]
Cyberattack caused 988 hotline outage in 2022, feds says
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation’s new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday. Lawmakers […]