Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Payers

Two Axios articles examine how escalating health care costs could crush individuals and employers in the next year, and instigate Congress to finally take action to address underlying costs that make care increasingly unaffordable for everyday Americans. A recent...

Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Outpatient Hospital and Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule, introducing additional measures to improve access to behavioral health services. Under the final rule, clinical staff of hospital...

Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Providers

A new report found that 230,609 health care providers left the workforce in 2021 due to retirement, burnout, and pandemic-related stressors. Physicians experienced the largest loss, with 117,000 professionals leaving the workforce. Over 53,000 nurse practitioners...