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WEBJohns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal. Workforce. Feds grant $100M to grow healthcare workforce. Operations. Dana-Farber CEO and president to step down. Medical Devices. Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation. Hospital/physician relations. Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling.
Feds grant $100 million to grow healthcare workforce
WEB1 day ago · The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced nearly $100 million in awards to grow the national healthcare workforce and improve access in high-need areas.. The announcement was made in conjunction with an HHS Health Workforce Roundtable convened as part of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra's Health Workforce Initiative.
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
WEB2 days ago · Email: [email protected]. Healthcare Finance News is a HIMSS Media publication. Interoperability has been a longstanding goal for healthcare: The promise of being able to exchange data seamlessly between health information networks has been a goal the industry has been working toward for years, and now payers and healthcare organizations have ...
Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare quality bonus …
WEB3 days ago · After increasing by more than 400% between 2015 and 2023, federal spending on Medicare Advantage bonus payments will decline by $1 billion to $11.8 billion in 2024 – an 8% decline – following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings for some plans, according to a new KFF analysis.
Employers expect benefit costs to rise 5% for third straight year
WEB4 days ago · 2025 would be the third consecutive year of health benefit cost increases above 5%, following a decade of about 3% increases. Total health benefit cost per employee is expected to rise 5.8% on average in 2025, even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures, according to an analysis based on a survey by Mercer.
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WEBBetween 2022 and 2023, care denials increased 20.2% for commercial claims and 55.7% for ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
Moody's upgrades healthcare outlook from negative to stable for …
WEBNov 9, 2023 · The bottom line is hospitals' operating cash flows and margins will improve and revenue growth will slightly top expenses. Moody's Investors Service has revised its 2024 outlook for the not-for-profit and public healthcare sector to stable from negative, driven in large part by a decrease in labor costs. While hospitals will continue to grapple ...
Outlook strong for healthcare services deals, PwC finds
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Jeff Lagasse, Editor. Photo: Helen King/Getty Images. Coming off strong years for healthcare services deals in 2021 and 2022, volumes have remained resilient through May, despite multiple headwinds, including higher interest rates, increased antitrust regulatory review concerns, elevated valuations and general fears about the recession.
The move to value accelerates in 2021, spurred by lack of fee-for ...
WEBDec 23, 2020 · The move to value accelerates in 2021, spurred by lack of fee-for-service payments during pandemic CMMI is expected to release fewer, but bigger payment models and more that are mandatory.