Data is needed for good decisions. Enactment of the European Health Data Space would provide secure access, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency.
In an effort to crack down on predatory Medicare Advantage marketing practices, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule it says will improve marketplace competition and limit plans’ payments to brokers.
The American Hospital Association has criticized the “inadequate update” to outpatient hospital payments in the 2024 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have penned a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, asking the federal agency to analyze artificial intelligence use in Medicare Advantage plans with an eye toward reducing claims denial rates.
Kaiser Permanente is in a drastically different financial situation than it was a year ago, having posted $239 million in net income for the third quarter. That’s up from a net loss of $1.5 billion in Q3 2022.
Providers are weighing in on the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which finalized payment amounts in 2024 that will be reduced by 1.25% overall compared to 2023.
The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.
Hospital groups are unhappy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency released a final rule to fix the now-defunct 340B-acquired drug payment policy for 2018 to 2022.
On September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed minimum nursing standards for nursing homes, a move that has received pushback from stakeholders and lawmakers. A final rule is due out after the public comment period closes on Monday, November 6. Exactly when the rule will be issued is anyone’s guess, though most […]
The Cigna Group has collected $1.4 billion in profit and $49 billion in revenue during the third quarter of this year, and while the total profit is only half of what Cigna reported during Q3 2022, revenue increased by about $4 billion year-over-year. That brings total revenue for the year up to $144.2 billion, and […]