Hospital-based end stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities are poised to receive a 2.6% increase in the ESRD prospective payment proposed rule for 2024, but home-based dialysis care is gaining traction. Experts are also recommending earlier screening for chronic kidney disease.
Under the 2024 End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment...
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand veterans' health care eligibility for those exposed to toxic substances and burn pits. The bill would account for one of the largest expansions of healthcare benefits in Veterans Affairs history.
KNAU reports that the bill is backed by Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema...
On Tuesday, March 15, President Joe Biden signed a $1.5 trillion spending bill that included a number of health-related provisions. This includes financial assistance for a biomedical research agency, an extension of Medicare telehealth waivers and funding to address concerns regarding maternal mortality.
Notably, House Speaker...
While discourse over the rules and regulations of virtual healthcare persist, some of the nation’s top doctors and providers are joining the telehealth revolution, indicating that, though the virtual healthcare delivery method rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely here to stay. On March 8, Congress moved to...
On Monday, the White House announced an executive order (EO) directed at easing the "customer experience" of interacting with federally regulated public programs. The order directs certain federal agencies to make it easier for individuals to apply for and receive benefits, specifically through telehealth services, a personalized web...Open
There were only two new COVID-19 related deaths reported in Arizona on Wednesday, and 469 new cases. The total number of Arizona deaths attributed to COVID-19 is 17,430 and there are 870,624 cases now reported in Arizona with 11% of intensive care unit beds in use by COVID-19 patients, 14% of ICU beds are available.
This information...Arizona News
Arizona corporation TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation, which administers government healthcare programs, agreed to pay nearly $180 million to resolve overpayments from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
The agreement was announced in a press release from the United States Department of Justice, said that TriWest is...Arizona News
The Veterans Community Care Program, slated to replace the Veterans Choice Program in June 2019 is facing scrutiny for its readiness—or lack thereof, according to lawmakers—as launch day approaches in less than two months.
The program is a community access initiative aimed toward improving access to patient care, on April 10 the...