CMS sets quality measures for state-funded home care programs

July 22, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the release of voluntary quality measures for state Medicaid home and community-based service programs to assess patient health outcomes. While reporting

Insurers exposed as enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire

July 22, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Health insurance companies, providers, and millions of policyholders would suffer significant disruptions if President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats fail to extend the enhanced subsidies that drove record enrollment

Contraceptive coverage gaps under scrutiny post-Roe v. Wade

July 21, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Taylor Carstarphen began using hormonal birth control so reduce the pain she experienced during heavy periods. Cramps often made it hard for her so get out of bed said

Providence cuts leadership team, operations to save money

July 20, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Providence, a Washington-based not-for-profit health system, is shrinking its executive team and streamlining some functions as it faces operational challenges. Providence cited worker shortages, inflation, supply chain disruptions and

Nursing home staffing rule could cost $10B a year, AHCA says

July 19, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s proposal to mandate staffing levels at nursing homes would require providers to hire 187,000 new nurses at a cost of up to $10 billion a year,

What is the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM)? – Healthcare Economist

July 19, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is dead. The Oncology Care Model was a voluntary, alternative payment model (APM), that “included financial and performance accountability for episodes of care surrounding

Fauci expects to retire by end of Biden’s current term

July 18, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Monday he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January 2025. Fauci, 81, was

Hospital outpatient providers could see $6.2B pay bump in 2023

July 15, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Hospital outpatient providers could see a $6.2 billion increase in Medicare reimbursements next year under a proposed rule issued Friday. In addition, the draft regulation provides more details on

Biden tells Dems to quickly pass package with ACA subsidies

July 15, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demand for a slimmed-down economic package, telling Democrats to quickly push the measure through Congress so families could

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

July 15, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Earlier this week, New York City’s system for scheduling vaccination appointments crashed due to online traffic. The US government has shipped 132,000 doses of the vaccine to health departments,