On Monday, pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly issued an ultimatum to 50 hospitals nationwide to submit comprehensive claims data over the next five days or be severed from discounts through the 340b prescription drug discount program.
In January, the company announced a new policy that would require hospital data in an effort to...National News
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to end a pilot program for a 340B Drug Pricing Program rebate model. This week, the agency is reportedly exploring the possibility of launching another model with the same premise.
The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the pilot program...
The Department of Health and Human Services is continuing its ongoing purge of federal workers, which is having major impacts on healthcare providers, payers and medical infrastructure across the country.
As many as 10,000 workers may be cut from the workforce, including some leadership positions, in positions ranging from...
On Monday, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it would pause its new rebate policy following threats to its participation in the 340B drug discount program by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Last month, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)...National News
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) said Johnson & Johnson has until September 30 to respond to the government's notice which argues J&J's plan to begin issuing rebates to DSH hospitals October 15, 2024 for two popular 340B covered outpatient drugs, a blood clot treatment drug Xarelto; and Stelara, a drug...Arizona News
Arizona is projected to struggle with the ongoing national nursing workforce shortage into 2025 and beyond.
The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis has predicted that Arizona will experience a shortage of 28,100 fewer registered nurses than needed by 2025, which will be the largest disparity in the country. According to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $100 million grant program for certain universities and health systems in order to bolster nursing recruitment and training numbers.
Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Arizona (UA) will receive $608,530 and $650,000 respectively through the Advanced...
State and federal actors are investigating and adding new regulations to organ donation and transplants. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced that it intends to "put out for bid" the work of the national nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which coordinates organ procurement organizations with transplant...National News
Coverage for preventative health services protected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been thrown into question following a District Court ruling delivered last Wednesday. Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas ruled that the way that preventative services are selected for no-cost coverage is...Arizona News
The idea that housing has an integral place in patient health and wellness is no longer a hypothetical question. In recent years, the pivot to value-based care (VBC) and research into the impacts on social determinants of health (SDOH) on patient outcomes has been quite clear. But the catch now, in the contemporary American healthcare...National News
Under the Biden administration and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the national push to improve community access to health resources has gained steam and policy decisions reflect the public demand for greater resources.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $105 million grant to strengthen...National News
On February 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would release an additional $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments for healthcare providers who have reported losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and...National News
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $2 billion in COVID-19 relief to 7,660 providers. The total phase 4 general distribution has now awarded $11 billion to providers, with $4 billion remaining for distribution. There were 109 Arizona providers who received a total of about $6.9 million in this...National News
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated preventative care and screening guidelines for women, infants, children, and adolescents, expanding and updating coverage for a variety of preventative care services.
The new services...
On December 14, there were 116,892 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States and the seven day case average is 120,719. On December 15, the nation added 1,285 new deaths and crossed the 800,000 mark for deaths related to the coronavirus. About 61% of Americans are fully vaccinated and two million doses are administered daily,...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an award of nearly $1 billion in funding for 1,300 health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program.
The purpose of the funding is to supplement COVID-19-related capital needs, construction or renovation...National News
The Biden administration announced last Friday that it would make available $25.5 billion in provider relief funding to offset revenue loss and higher expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Fierce Healthcare, funding will be used for reimbursing smaller providers that generally operate on thin margins and to boost...
Despite a decline in overburdened intensive care units and COVID-19 cases overall since January, there's still a dire shortage of nurses affecting many care providers in Arizona and across the country.
The Hertel Report's Publisher Jim Hammond spoke to the motivating reasons for the shortage on Arizona360 last Friday:
There's a lot...
As designated by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Valleywise Community Health Centers Governing Council is organized to provide governance and oversight of their Federally Qualified Health Center Clinics.
At Valleywise's meeting on July 7, the Governing Council went over HRSA COVID-19 relief funding items and...Arizona News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $398 million in funding through the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 1,540 small rural hospitals for COVID-19 testing and mitigation; funding allocated by the American Rescue Plan.
State...
