by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The federal government will pay eligible hospitals in the 340B program $9 billion to offset payment cuts the Supreme Court ruled unlawful last year. In 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut prescription drug payments for 340B-covered entity...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Stanford Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled plans Friday to collaborate on a project that will bring a new National Cancer Institute-designated joint cancer care and research center to the VA Palo Alto campus in California. The two...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health care costs are expected to rise 7 percent next year as providers deal with higher expenses and seek rate increases during contract negotiations with insurers. The projection by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PWC) Health Research Institute tops the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Recent study findings suggest that hospital consolidation is associated with a reduction of inpatient pediatric services during subsequent years, a new data point for policymakers weighing whether and how to rein in health systems’ consolidation of smaller provider...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
About 2,000 registered nurses are slated to launch a one-day strike Tuesday morning and, upon completion, will be locked out of their Ascension hospitals for an additional three days, according to statements from their union and the major Catholic health system. The...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 26, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found physician-owned hospital prices to be about a third lower than traditional hospitals in the same market, potentially fueling debate over legislation that would remove the ban on...
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