A new report from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) highlights the way the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the declining health and growing inequality in the United States.
The Patients, Families, and Communities COVID-19 Impact Assessment from NAM summarizes the challenges facing health in America prior to the pandemic and...National Reports & Surveys
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit policy think tank, published a report on Monday demonstrating that without enhanced subsidies the Affordable Care Act (ACA) couldn't protect many in New York from health coverage loss during the recession and pandemic.
According to researcher Christine Eibner, the Paul O'Neill Chair in Policy...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
According to healthcare consultant group Kaufman Hall, which provides monthly flash reports on hospitals, September saw a decline in operating margins for hospitals of about 18.2%. The report found that volumes were down by nearly every metric, month-over-month.
Almost 20% median margin decline in a single month has shaken analysts,...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
Despite concerns that the pandemic would cause much of the population to lose insurance coverage, a new report from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) found the number of uninsured people in the United States barely changed during the first 12 months of the pandemic.
The HHS ASPE Report, which...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
Through the Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS released revised reporting requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund payments. The announcement includes expanding the amount of time providers will have to report information; the extension aims to reduce the burden on smaller providers.
On June 11, the Biden...
Last week the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in seven federal districts across the country for allegedly participating in various healthcare fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in over $143 million in false billings before being blocked.
As well a the DOJ, the...Health Related Groups
At the beginning of May, Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill that would have allowed the Arizona board that oversees licenses for nursing home and assisted living administrators to operate for eight more years. Instead, Ducey wants the Legislature to transfer the board’s responsibility to the Arizona State Health Department.
A recent...
Health is both mental and physical health, and until we recognize this as a community, we will struggle to address the health of our community, according to TMC Healthcare.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that one in five Americans over age 18 will experience a mental health problem in a regular year. The...
Peter Fine, president and CEO of Banner Health, has once again has been named among the most important influencers in the healthcare industry. Fine refused to take any credit for the honor, saying Banner employees did all the real work during an unusually tough year.
For the eighth time, Fine made the annual 100 Most Influential...News
Poverty and the pandemic are disrupting healthy child development and impeding children's readiness to learn.
This year, economic distress, job losses, illness, and grief have hindered progress and health, namely in schoolchildren. School and community leaders are looking to mitigate these sources of harm with resources,...News
In a retrospective analysis of post-acute claims by The American Journal of Managed Care, patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage have better outcomes and lower cost following skilled nursing facility discharge than patients enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
Medicare Advantage v.s. traditional Medicare
Established...CMS Rules
After a 1.7 billion in nursing home payment increase, the federal government is mulling several options to recalibrate the Medicare payment structure for skilled nursing facilities as it seeks to achieve its intended goal of budget neutrality, with the aim of shutting off excess payments as soon as possible.
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According to the...Government
The U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services Office of Inspector General conducted a review of 320 hospitals nationwide. The review is designed to provide a national perspective from front-line hospital administrators on how responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their capacity to care for patients, staff and communities....Arizona News
Banner Health has partnered with Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare technology company, to transform patient care and encourage savings in its IT operating expenses. With the partnership, Banner achieved $4 million in savings from rationalizing various population health solutions with Innovaccer’s comprehensive suite and a 70%...Arizona News
Just as they're needed most, 102 graduating medical students will be entering residency programs at two prominent Phoenix teaching hospitals through the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance.
The residents will train at Valleywise Health and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, the state’s longest running...Arizona News
The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on seniors and has forced most to stay home and isolate, but an innovative partnership between Banner Olive Branch Senior Center and televëda now provides seniors a way to connect with others without leaving the safety of their home.
The Banner Olive Branch Senior Center has been...Government
The American Rescue Plan is set to reduce health care costs, expand access to insurance coverage and address health care disparities. The Biden-Harris Administration is working to ensure that nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family health insurance through a Marketplace can receive a tax credit to reduce their premiums....National Reports & Surveys
The payment gap between independent and hospital-employed doctors is significant. The average gaps were $63,000 for primary care doctors, $178,000 for medical specialists and $150,000 for surgeons.
Based on Medicare claims data from 2010-2016, research found that the program's payments for doctors' work were $114,000 higher per...
From January through October of 2020, there were 730 publicly disclosed security breaches with more than 22 billion records exposed, according to the cybersecurity firm Tenable. Healthcare made up 25% of those breaches with nearly 8 million records exposed.
The medical industry is a massive target for ransomware scams and hacking;...
