[ad_1] Although Catholic Medical Center denies allegations that its call coverage arrangement—which is no longer in place—violated federal law, the center agreed to settle to avoid the expenses […]
More health systems enter joint ventures with home health agencies
[ad_1] HCA Healthcare purchased a majority stake in Brookdale Health Care Services last year. It has since divested 23 home health locations, 11 hospice and 13 therapy agencies […]
ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer Health Medical Group
[ad_1] ChristianaCare Health System signed a letter of intent to acquire Crozer Health Medical Group from Prospect Medical Holdings, saying the move is intended to increase access to […]
Kaiser Permanente broke its own profit record in 2021
[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente had its most profitable year yet in 2021, drawing $8.1 billion in net income. Oakland, California-based Kaiser once again benefited from strong investment returns last […]
COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strong, study shows
[ad_1] An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the shots […]
CMS claws back Medicare payments from hospitals that own nursing schools
[ad_1] For nearly a decade, the federal government has overpaid hospitals that own nursing schools an estimated $310 million, and now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
Government aid for not-for-profit health systems doubles amid COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] State and federal funding for hospitals and health systems has doubled over the past two years compared with historical averages as the government supplanted revenue lost during […]
Joint replacement pay reform hasn’t hurt Alzheimer’s patients
[ad_1] Medicare payment reforms for joint replacement didn’t increase disparities in use between patients with Alzheimer’s and those without, according to a new study in JAMA Health Forum […]
What are taxpayers spending for those ‘free’ COVID tests? The government won’t say.
[ad_1] The four free COVID-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for every American household have begun arriving in earnest in mailboxes and on doorsteps. A […]
CMS aims to clean up Medicare Advantage provider directories
[ad_1] A merger left Hannah Hale without options. Digestive Health Associates of Texas combined with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in January 2021 to become GI Alliance, a specialty […]