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HHS Preps Skeleton Crew for Government Shutdown
A government shutdown would leave HHS with about half of its staff, with 42% furloughed on the second day of closure.
Palliative Care Remains ‘Wild West,’ but Home Health Providers are Still Investing in It
There tends to be more variation across different palliative care programs versus the uniformity seen across some of its post-acute care counterparts.
Value-Based Care Can Create Oases in Primary Care Deserts: Oak Street Health Op/ED
People who can get to a doctor more easily are more likely to do so—and not just when they’re critically ill or facing an emergency.
Big Box Medicine: How Retail Brands are Thinking About the Future of Healthcare
Both retailers and traditional companies have their eye on a piece of the nearly $4 trillion health industry pie.
CMS to Get ‘Tougher’ on Medicare Advantage, Official Promises
MA plans — which now cover more than half of Medicare beneficiaries — have faced rising criticism over care denials and access, along with improper coding practices that inflate the program’s cost.
Debt, Cyberattack Threaten Yale New Haven Acquisition of Prospect Hospitals in CT
Griffin Hospital CEO Patrick Charmel told the governor that the hospital has been awaiting money from Prospect to pay their vendors. He said that the debt was over $40 million. In August, Prospect Medical Holdings' facilities were hit by a cyberattack that caused a disruption in some services.
Federal Agencies Propose Increase to No Surprises Act Administrative Fees
The proposal comes a month after a Texas federal court ordered the agencies to vacate a separate fee increase, which had raised the administrative fee to $350. The judge ruled such an increase made the process “cost-prohibitive” to some parties, particularly providers.
Behavioral Health Payers and Providers Push Measurement-Based Care, but Clinicians Aren’t Buying In
There’s a big problem with measurement-based care in behavioral health that few are talking about: the fact that many clinicians are highly skeptical of payers.
PitchBook Q2 Healthcare IT Report
The capital-raising environment for healthcare IT companies has been helped by recent improvements in health systems’ finances and capacity to invest.
Structuring Value-Based Compensation Plans to Maximize Revenue under Alternative Payment Models
This shift from volume to value necessitates a strategic rethinking of compensation plans for healthcare providers to align incentives, optimize patient outcomes, and maximize revenue.