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.
July 01, 2021 MICHAEL BRADY
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled the first in a series of rules aimed at banning surprise billing.
June 21, 2021 ALEX KACIK
LifePoint Health signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kindred Healthcare, the for-profit health systems announced Monday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 14, 2021 01:11 PM LISA GILLESPIE & JESSICA KIM COHEN
Last Tuesday, Jason Cabot prepped for an abdominal surgery: he fasted for 24 hours and drank three tablespoons of intestine-cleansing milk of magnesia. But until he showed up at 5:30 a.m. the next day at Scripps Mercy Health in San Diego, he had no idea if the surgery was going to happen.
April 28, 2021 LISA GILLESPIE
Nearly one-third of hospitals scored higher star ratings under CMS’ new methodology that’s meant to create a clearer picture of quality and safety, according to data released Wednesday.
