by Jordana Choucair | Oct 11, 2021 | Providers
Smaller hospitals, especially in rural areas, are struggling to comply with the hospital price transparency rule. While large systems have the means to work companies such as Epic Systems and Cerner to organize claims and prices, smaller hospitals have a harder time...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 8, 2021 | Providers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) questioned if the medically underserved area (MUA) is precise enough to identify safety net providers that need more help. An analysis from the group found that 18 percent of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Providers
The American Dental Association (ADA) is pushing back against Democratic lawmakers’ plan to include dental benefits in Medicare through the $3.5 trillion budget bill. The ADA says that Medicare won’t cover their costs and that time-consuming paperwork and...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2021 | Providers
The CDC plans to distribute $2.1 billion over the next several years to improve infection prevention and control across American health care. The CDC said that the funding, which was authorized as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, will begin flowing as...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2021 | Providers
A study published in Health Affairs found that the majority of high-price hospitals are active in markets that meet federal definitions of low or moderate concentration. The researchers found that more than a quarter of all hospitals they deemed to be charging high...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2021 | Providers
The Biden administration on Friday announced plans to release more than $25 billion to health care providers to help with costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, which come 11 months after the last major round of funding, will be the latest tranche from the...
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