by Jordana Choucair | Mar 15, 2022 | Providers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a report indicating that it plans to close several medical centers and community-based clinics. The VA proposed closing medical centers in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio along with dozens of community-based clinics...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
The Biden administration is looking to expand a federal COVID-19 data program to track the burden of respiratory and other infectious diseases on hospitals. The current Trump-era system is set to expire with the end of the national emergency, but the Biden...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
Six health systems have formed an alliance aimed at sharing best practices and other data around improving workforce diversity, well-being, and engagement. The “Evolve Health Alliance” is an extension of workforce-focused collaborations struck by the member groups –...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
A jury sided with Sutter Health in an antitrust case that claimed the health system drove up health premiums through anticompetitive behavior. The case comprises three million individuals and small businesses who plaintiffs’ lawyers said paid higher premiums for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Providers
A CMS official said the agency is on a “full-court sprint” to establish new safety standards and regulations for nursing homes, with plans to launch minimum staffing requirements within a year. While there’s no set timeline yet for CMS’ plans...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 9, 2022 | Providers
A recent Health Affairs study found that for-profits hospitals were more likely to align service offerings with profitability than nonprofit and government-run hospitals. The researchers noted that nonprofit and government hospitals alike were more likely to offer any...
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