by Jordana Choucair | Aug 15, 2022 | Providers
Thousands of mental health therapists are set to strike in California today, demanding that Kaiser Permanente provide “desperately needed” services to its patients. The unionized psychologists, therapists, chemical dependency counselors, and social workers...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 15, 2022 | Providers
An analysis in JAMA Surgery found that less than a third of the 63 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the U.S. are fully complying with federal price transparency rules. The rules stipulated that, effective January 1, 2021, hospitals must disclose...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 9, 2022 | Providers
HHS announced it will invest nearly $150 million in American Rescue Plan to address staffing shortages in rural areas and advance health equity. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will distribute $60 million to rural communities across 35 states...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 5, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) filed several motions asking a district court to examine how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to repay hospitals for 340B payment cuts. The AHA argued that hospitals that weren’t affected by...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 5, 2022 | Providers
he American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) found 67 percent of nurses plan to leave their current nursing position within three years, up from 54 percent in 2018. Of those who plan to leave, 36 percent said they intended to leave within the next year....
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 4, 2022 | Providers
CVS Health is still looking to acquire or take a stake in a primary care provider by the end of the year. During a call with investors, CVS CEO Karen Lynch reiterated that the chain is “the largest provider of retail health services in the nation.” She also said that...
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