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PE Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue

HIT Consultant

In 2016, the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General found that federal prison spending on outsourced healthcare increased 24% to $327 million between 2010 and 2014, while the overall prisons budget increased only 11%. COVID-19 response from Wellpath and H.I.G. As part of that effort, a letter was sent to H.I.G.

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

The high level summary below of some of the Act’s more notable components that are significant in the healthcare arena is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all health policy changes or provisions included in the Act. increase in the Medicare conversion factor for CY 2023 and a 1.25% increase for CY 2024 for physician services. [18]

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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