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 13, 2022 | Providers
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found that 45 percent of all nursing facility residents and 22 percent of staff are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. The figures are a significant decline from the 87 percent of nursing facility residents and...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 12, 2022 | Providers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is poised to recommend that Congress increase 2024 Medicare payment to hospitals by 1 percent over what the law prescribes. The group is also likely to recommend a pay boost for clinicians paid through the physician...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 8, 2022 | Providers
Hospitals in some non-Medicaid expansion states are pitching expansion to help solve the rural health crisis. According to state projections, expansion could generate $1 billion a year and create more than 11,000 jobs in Mississippi, $32 million in savings of over the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 2, 2022 | Providers
A coalition of physician groups led by the American Medical Association asked a Texas judge not to implement a nationwide injunction on a key portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that covers preventive services. In September, the judge ruled that the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 1, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest Hospital Flash Report indicates that the hospital sector is on track to end the year with negative margins. In October, operating margins declined 2 percent from the previous month and were down 13 percent from a year ago. Costs increased 1...
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