Paula Blankenship

Communications professional with two decades of award-winning work in journalism, corporate communications, promotional video, public relations and higher education. Always seeking opportunities to serve the public good.

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National News

ACOs Contracting With More Commercial Payers

The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) Fall 2018 conference kicked off with a discussion about MSSP ACOs relationships with private payers. The strategy is payer-neutral - take care of patients regardless of the payer. According to NAACOS more than 20 million lives are covered under commercial Medicare and Medicaid, and a...
Arizona News

The CORE Institute's 10th Arizona Clinic Opens in November

The largest orthopedic practice in Arizona adds to its facility list a 6,500 square foot space hosting all orthopedic specialties in the Northeast Valley at 90th Street and Shea Blvd. In addition to its practice locations, The CORE Institute has physical therapy locations, two spine centers and an orthopedic specialty hospital. Its...
Listen Up - The Hertel Report Weekly Podcast October 4 Arizona News

Listen Up - The Hertel Report Weekly Podcast October 4

A discussion with The Hertel Report Publisher Jim Hammond on the most important stories we covered the week ending October 4, 2018. Click on the microphone below to listen to the conversation moderated by Veronica Graff, a contributor to The Hertel Report. ...
Arizona News

Humana Hiring in Glendale, Phoenix and Tempe

The insurer is seeking 90 full-time employees. Positions are available at its Humana Pharmacy operations center in Glendale; dispensing facility in Phoenix; and call center located in Tempe. Humana is hiring for Inbound Customer Service Representatives, Utilization Management Administration Coordinators, Pharmacy Technician and...
Banner Boswell Medical Center Expansion Goes Vertical Arizona News

Banner Boswell Medical Center Expansion Goes Vertical

The Sun City hospital was already expecting a $60.4 million new emergency room, but last week Banner Health's board of directors also approved construction of a new $46 million, six-story patient tower. Banner Health and Sun Health Foundation are partnering to fund the construction of the new 40,000 square foot emergency department;...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review CMS Authority on DSH Payment Rules National News

Supreme Court Agrees to Review CMS Authority on DSH Payment Rules

At issue is the CMS rulemaking process and whether the agency must use notice and comment rather than issue its own interpretations of federal law. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a 2017 court ruling by Federal Appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh after he ruled that when CMS changed its Medicare payment formula for...
The Hertel Report September Newsletter Arizona News

The Hertel Report September Newsletter

Members only September Newsletter from The Hertel Report. Members click here to access the edition. Non-members, see below for what you're missing. WHAT'S INSIDE ACOs Push Back on CMS Proposals to Remix MSSP Arkansas' Medicaid Work Requirement Experiment Putting Medicaid Expansion in the Hands of Voters Humana...
National News

Moody's Predicts Healthcare Spending Will Reach 20% of GDP by 2026

Predicted to grow at 5.5 percent annually, healthcare spending has consequences for the nation's economy. In 2016, healthcare spending was 18 percent of GDP or $3.3 trillion. New predictions for healthcare spending mean such growth will outpace GDP over the same period. Moody's Assistant Vice President Rebecca Karnovitz told Health...
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