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CFO
No Advantage to Medicare Advantage
Many providers have had it with the government plan, and dozens have already left it this year.
Technology
Can Healthcare Leaders Learn From the VA’s Virtual Care Dilemma?
Virtual care programs for veterans are seeing mixed results. That could help healthcare organizations better understand what works and what...
Payer
Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions from Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
Officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people.
Technology
Are RPM Programs Riddled With Fraud?
Digital health supporters say there?s no evidence of fraud in RPM programs, refuting an OIG report that calls out the...
CFO
How NC Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
In exchange for federal Medicaid expansion money, hospitals wiped out billions of dollars of patient debt and adopt new standards...
Payer
CA May Regulate and Restrict PBMs
PBMs have been under fire for years for alleged profiteering and anticompetitive conduct, but Congress has yet to act.
Payer
Could Re-Expanded STLDI Be Part of Trump's 'Concepts of a Plan' for Healthcare?
A memorable healthcare debate moment in an election year focused largely on other issues.
Technology
The Clock is Ticking on Telemedicine Prescriptions
Advocates are once again lobbying the White House and Congress to extend a waiver on using telemedicine to prescribe controlled...
Technology
HHS Drops Plan to Restrict Hospital Use of Data-Tracking Tech
Federal officials have decided not to appeal a court order that shut down the rule, saying it exceeded HHS authority...
CEO
'Enough is Enough': Massachusetts Makes Deals for Steward Hospitals
Governor Maura Healey's office will facilitate the transition of the hospitals to new ownership to ensure they remain open.
Innovation
Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in GA
However, whether new CON laws improve care or reduce costs is questionable.
Payer
Amid Medicaid 'Unwinding,' Many States Wind Up Expansions
It's unlikely the uninsured rate will rise as sharply as some advocates feared a year ago.