by Jordana Choucair | Feb 24, 2022 | Providers
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said its top investigative priorities include fraud in the Provider Relief Fund and managed care companies that overcharge Medicare and telemarketers that convince patients to get unnecessary services. Gregory Demske, chief...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Providers
Rural hospital officials who expected COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cause a staffing crisis reported that they have lost just a fraction of their staff solely to the requirement. However, they also say that they are still facing significant staffing shortages – the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Providers
New research indicates that for-profit hospitals had higher unreimbursed Medicaid cost-to-expense ratios than nonprofit hospitals, despite nonprofits receiving tax exemptions for yielding community benefits like providing uncompensated care. Texas had the highest...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 16, 2022 | Providers
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) filed independent legal motions that implore the federal government to halt the rollout of the No Surprises Act’s billing dispute provision. The organizations state that “the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Providers
A new Axios/Morning Consult survey shows that the proportion of health care workers considering leaving their jobs for another industry has increased steadily since last summer. In July and August, 15 percent of health care workers considered leaving the health care...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 14, 2022 | Providers
Multiple states are facing backlogs for health care workers to receive their licenses, keeping them out of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delays are contributing to the strain on the country’s health care system. Professional organizations noted...
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