Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
“Saint Luke’s Health System is aware of and continues to closely monitor legal developments regarding Missouri’s abortion trigger law, including recent comments from the Missouri […]
CMS updates nursing home staffing compliance guidelines
Nursing home surveyors will begin using payroll data to investigate noncompliance with staffing rules, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in guidance issued […]
Supreme Court denies ERISA suit against Anthem, Express Scripts
The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from two self-insured employers and their workers, which sought to hold Anthem and Express Scripts accountable for […]
5 things to know about R1 RCM’s Cloudmed acquisition
R1 RCM’s latest acquisition is expected to add about $ 240 million to the company’s 2022 revenue, executives said Monday. The revenue-cycle management company completed […]
WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency ‘at this stage’
Declaring a global health emergency means that a health crisis is an “extraordinary” event requiring a globally-managed response and that a disease is at high […]
Sentara Healthcare names Dennis Matheis next top executive
Dennis Matheis will take over as president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare on Sept. 1, the integrated not-for-profit health system announced Friday. Matheis, president of […]
Healthcare groups react to Supreme Court abortion ruling
The Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to abortion in a ruling issued Friday. The historic decision has major consequences for the healthcare system. Below […]
Supreme Court sides with HHS, not hospitals, in DSH payment case
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt with a blow to safety-net hospitals’ Medicare rate calculation. The high court resolved a years-long fight between the Health […]
What is a “patient-centered core impact set”? – Healthcare Economist
Patients want new treatments to improve their quality of life. However, do typical patient reported outcomes adequately capture new treatment’s impact on factors that patients […]
Supreme Court dialysis ruling sets stage for coverage limits
A Supreme Court decision that greenlighted a private health plan’s limited dialysis coverage may set the stage for other insurers to cut pay for kidney […]