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Clinic visit policy exceeds CMS’s authority, hospital groups tell court
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and several member hospitals today told a federal court, requesting summary judgment in their lawsuit challenging the policy.
Chairman’s File: Rural Hospitals = Community Cornerstones
We must act now – and together – to protect local access to high-quality, affordable care and empower rural hospitals to thrive as cornerstones of their communities for generations to come.
Hospitals add 18,800 jobs in January
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.36 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,214,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Study: Insulin payment strategy could reduce costs for insurers, patients
A new study adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that human insulins may result in similar clinical outcomes as higher cost insulin analogues for many patients with type 2 diabetes.
FDA: Don’t use certain test strips to monitor blood thinner dosing
The Food and Drug Administration Friday warned physicians and patients who use medical devices to monitor levels of the blood thinner warfarin that certain test strips used with the devices may provide inaccurate results and should not be relied on to adjust the drug dosage.
AHA Stat Blog: Study on hospital and physician prices misses the mark
The authors of a new study on hospital and physician prices “use limited data to draw broad conclusions,” writes AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels in the AHA Stat blog.
HRSA to award grants to expand rural substance use disorder services
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy plans to award about 75 grants of up to $1 million each to expand opioid and other substance use disorder services in high-risk rural communities.
Senate hearing examines role of primary care in reducing costs
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held a hearing to examine how primary care affects health care costs and outcomes.
Are You Up to the Challenge?
The 2019 AHA Innovation Challenge is a juried award program to source and spread innovative technological approaches that address social determinants of health. The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age and the systems put into place to deal with illness.
A Startup That Bears Watching in Primary Care Market
Backed by private investors ranging from former Goldman Sachs’ CFO David Viniar to BlackRock’s Larry Fink, 98point6 is melding a direct primary care subscription model with virtual care approach to give consumers a low-cost way to establish a relationship with a primary care physician.