by Jordana Choucair | Sep 26, 2022 | Providers
A New York Times (NYT) investigation found that many of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems have drifted far from their charitable roots. According to the NYT analysis, more than half of all hospitals in the U.S. are set up as nonprofit, a designation...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) dropped their lawsuit against the federal government over the implementation of Congress’ surprise billing law. The lawsuit alleged that the rulemaking process shifted from...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall released a report projecting that over 50 percent of hospitals in the United States will end 2022 with operations in the red. According to the report, 53 percent to 68 percent will end the year in debt vs. the 34 percent reported in 2019. The firm expects...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary data revealing that 25 percent of hospitals will not face penalties under its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Additionally, 57 percent fewer hospitals will pay penalties exceeding 1...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Providers
Representative Bill Pascrell, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate “disturbing questions about HCA’s corporate policies and practices.” Earlier this...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Providers
The House Ways and Means Committee released a report that found that extreme weather such as fires, flooding and heat waves, events that have resulted in compromised medical services and facility closures. Most of the 63 hospital systems and community health centers...
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