by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 14, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Kaiser Permanente closed out 2022 with an operating loss of $1.3 billion and a net loss of nearly $4.5 billion, according to a press release with the system’s top-line financials released Friday. A $4.2 billion rise in operating expenses, despite the $2.3...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2023 | Providers
A new study predicts that rural hospital closures will increase in 2023 as COVID-19 pandemic relief dollars erode. The study found nearly 51 percent of rural hospitals have a negative operating margin, and the number of facilities eliminating services like obstetrics...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2023 | Providers
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit opposing certain components of the surprise billing rule. The TMA filed this lawsuit in September alleging the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 6, 2023 | Providers
A new report found that only 24.5 percent of the 2,000 hospitals studied were fully compliant with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Though the majority of hospitals have posted files, 75.5 percent of hospitals were deemed noncompliant because their files...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2023 | Providers
More states are considering allowing non-doctors to provide medical services and addressing conflicts with the patchwork of state “scope of practice” laws to address workforce shortages. New York, and Nevada have both taken steps to allow physicians and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2023 | Providers
More than half of physicians report feeling burned out and nearly a quarter say they’re depressed. According to Medscape’s U.S. Physician Burnout & Depression Report, the numbers reflect a big jump from just five years ago, when 42 percent of physicians say...
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