[ad_1] Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each year to justify their access […]
HHS must stop 340B cuts through 2022, judge rules
[ad_1] The Health and Human Services Department must restore full 340B drug payments for the remainder of this year, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The decision by Judge Rudolph […]
High-cost travel nurse contracts targeted in new Michigan bill
[ad_1] Minnesota and Massachusetts are the only two states with a law capping travel nurse agency rates. The Minnesota law, passed in 2001, bars an agency from charging […]
Centene reaches Medicaid prescription settlement with Massachusetts
[ad_1] Massachusetts has become the latest state to settle with health insurance giant Centene Corp. over allegations that it overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services, KHN […]
Overhaul of Medicare Accountable Care Organization payments
[ad_1] Alex Kacik: Federal regulators have been trying to boost risk based contracting and healthcare. Their latest attempt is to give new Medicare Accountable Care Organizations advanced shared […]
Kaiser, Boston Medical join $8B White House food insecurity initiative
[ad_1] Healthcare organizations including Kaiser Permanente, Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital are making investments in nutrition and food insecurity programs as part of a White House […]
How racial bias is embedded in medical records
[ad_1] David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C. Confer, then 50, […]
Low-wage healthcare job benefits increase amid labor shortage
[ad_1] Hospitals and health systems are looking to do more to address financial stress among employees, particularly those earning lower wages. Besides pay hikes, employers are implementing income-based […]
Nursing homes, senior living facilities driving healthcare bankruptcies
[ad_1] Healthcare bankruptcies are on the rise, led by the long-term care sector, research by the consluting firm Gibbins Advisors shows. From 2021 through June 2022, 30 senior […]
DaVita-Tenet-UnitedHealth antitrust case moves forward
[ad_1] A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging DaVita, Tenet Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group affiliates violated antitrust law by agreeing not to hire each other’s senior employees is moving forward, although […]