Ahead of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releasing the final rule on inpatient payment, House and Senate members are urging CMS to increase the rate hospitals will be paid.

As part of the Biden Administration’s bid to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities for people during and after pregnancy and childbirth, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a Maternity Care Action Plan – saying it will take a more holistic and coordinated approach to such care.

Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, professor and head of digital health at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, advocates coordinating and streamlining the work of creating a digital health workforce.  

The Purchaser Business Group on Health has announced a new, primary care agreement with five large payer organizations and a provider serving California.

Acute and behavioral hospital operator Universal Health Services saw higher revenue in the second quarter but a much lower profit, with profits dipping by half compared to its quarterly performance in Q2 2021, according to financial documents released by the company this week.