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CMS: National health spending up 4.6% in 2018, hospital spending slows

U.S. spending on health care grew 4.6% in 2018, slower than the 5.4% overall growth in the economy but up from 4.2% in 2017.
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CMS call Dec. 10 on health care price transparency rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Dec. 10 call on its final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates.
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Collaborative looks at opportunities to address clinician burnout

The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience yesterday hosted a meeting to identify opportunities to advance clinician well-being based on consensus recommendations released by NAM in October.
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The Impact and Prevention of False Positive CLABSIs

The Impact and Prevention of False Positive CLABSIs
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AHA again asks court to enforce judgement in site-neutral court case

In response to a government filing in a court case on site-neutral payment, the AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and several member hospitals again urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce its September ruling vacating a CMS rule reducing payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments.
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AHA Forum spotlights opportunities to improve care delivery through AI; new Market Insights report available

The AHA's Center for Health Innovation today hosted an executive forum in Chicago exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming health care delivery.
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AHA, others sue over rule requiring public disclosure of negotiated rates

The AHA joined by three other national organizations representing hospitals and health systems sued the federal government in federal district court, challenging last month's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule mandating that hospitals disclose their privately negotiated rates with commercial health insurers.
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CMS: 2020 HealthCare.gov enrollment approaches 2.9 million

Nearly 2.9 million people selected a 2020 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-30, including more than 504,000 last week.
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Number of medical students from rural areas down 28% over 15 years

The number of incoming medical students from rural backgrounds — a strong predictor a future physician will practice in a rural community — declined 28% between 2002 and 2017 to 852.