July 26, 2021
The guidance provides clarity on how disability nondiscrimination laws apply to certain people affected by COVID-19
American Hospital Association supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates
July 21, 2021 ALEX KACIK
The American Hospital Association supports hospitals and health systems that require their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the group announced Wednesday.
Medicare telehealth access preserved in physician pay rule—for now
July 13, 2021 MICHAEL BRADY
CMS wants to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to use telehealth services, improve its diabetes prevention program and overhaul its Quality Payment Program, according to the proposed 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule released on Tuesday.
CMS bans surprise billing
July 01, 2021 MICHAEL BRADY
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled the first in a series of rules aimed at banning surprise billing.
LifePoint Health to acquire Kindred Healthcare
June 21, 2021 ALEX KACIK
LifePoint Health signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kindred Healthcare, the for-profit health systems announced Monday.
Affordable Care Act survives Texas’ Supreme Court challenge
June 17, 2021 JESSIE HELLMANN, MICHAEL BRADY and NONA TEPPER
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Affordable Care Act for the third time after Texas and several Republican-led states sought to overturn the law, saying they do not have standing to challenge the 2010 healthcare statute.
COO of network security company charged with hospital cyberattack
June 13, 2021 Modern Healthcare
Vikas Singla, the chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based Securolytics, a network security company serving healthcare organizations, was arraigned last week on charges that in 2018 he caused a cyberattack on a Georgia hospital.
Physician shortage narrows as industry adds GME slots, APPs
June 11, 2021 ALEX KACIK
The projected physician shortage narrowed as more students gain access to graduate medical education and a growing number of advanced practice practitioners join the workforce, according to a new report.
Deadline to spend HHS relief funds extended for some providers
June 11, 2021 TARA BANNOW & JESSIE HELLMANN
Hospitals and other provider groups expressed relief at the Biden administration’s decision Friday to grant them more time to spend COVID-19 relief grants.
CMS won’t extend the Next Generation ACO Model through 2022
May 21, 2021 MICHAEL BRADY
CMS won’t extend the Next Generation ACO Model through 2022 but will allow participants to apply for the standard track of its Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model, the agency said in a letter to Next Gens on Friday.