by Jordana Choucair | Dec 15, 2022 | Payers
New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show that national health care spending grew by 2.7 percent to $4.3 trillion in 2021. Annual spending growth slowed last year compared with a 10.3 percent increase in 2020 when the federal government...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 15, 2022 | Payers
CMS released a proposed rule to improve prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage (MA) and implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price provisions. The rule clarifies when and how MA plans can use prior authorization and that once approved, the prior...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 15, 2022 | Providers
A new Fitch Ratings report found that the unemployment rate in hospitals decreased from 1.8 percent in October to 1.3 percent in November. The report cites Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing hospital and ambulatory health services payrolls increased by 11,000 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 15, 2022 | Latest News, Newsroom
Chicago, IL, December 15, 2022 – Third Horizon Strategies is proud to announce that the firm has acquired sr4 Data Information Systems (DIS) – a data analytics company aimed at making data more accessible and beneficial to those seeking care. As part of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The California Health Care Foundation released a brief examining major implications of California’s new Medi-Cal guidelines pertaining to street medicine programs. The guidelines, released last month by the California Department of Health Care Services, could make it...
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