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Home Health PPS Final Rule for CY 2024: CMS Steps Back from the Brink

Hall Render

Year Positive Margin Cost Reports Negative Margin Cost Reports Total Number Percent Number Percent Number 2017 6,024 76.5% The issue of agencies “strategically” choosing patients to maximize profitability came up in other comments. 7,872 2018 5,851 77.1% 7,589 2019 5,871 79.3% 1,533 20.07% 7,404 2020 5,558 77.0% 7,215 2021 5,532 77.5%

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Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting

Bill of Health

In response to a 2016 USPTO request for public comments , in 2017 several organizations asked Congress to amend the patent laws to overrule Myriad and other recent Supreme Court precedents relating to patent eligibility. Given the courts’ unwillingness to contravene the holding of Myriad , opponents turned to Congress.

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Health Provider News

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Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? What does it take to keep RNs happy?