by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 29, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A new report from Kaufman Hall says that although hospital margins remain flat, they are stable. The report found that the unpredictability that plagued hospital margins for the last three years is relaxing as small margins become the new normal. External economic...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 27, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is pushing back against the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) report to congress on hospital finances. Earlier this month, MedPAC advised lawmakers to adopt a modest 2024 Medicare reimbursement bump (1 percent...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Aledade, the nation’s largest independent primary care network, announced yesterday that Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage customers can now receive value-based care from Aledade’s network of independent primary care practices in Delaware, Maryland, and the District...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 22, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A Modern Healthcare article says that health care providers such as Advocate Health, Ochsner Health, and Inspira Health are turning their focus to long-term, creative, and cost-effective investments to support employee mental health. With greater attention to employee...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 21, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Dozens of safety-net hospitals across five states filed a lawsuit last week against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that yearslong delays in correcting Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments have cost them “tens of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 20, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Washington Post and Axios say Match Day trends show more medical student graduates are shunning the ER and instead choosing specialties like orthopedics and plastic surgery. More than 550 slots for emergency medicine residents were left unfilled this year,...
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