Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

.” Hospitals have long argued they need to charge private insurance plans higher rates to make up for the Medicaid shortfall. In Georgia, Democratic lawmakers and the NAACP spearheaded the filing of a complaint to the IRS about Wellstar Health System’s nonprofit status after it closed two Atlanta-area hospitals in 2022.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Consequently, these populations are seen as having a lower need for care and thus may be disqualified from receiving extra care. In 2022, the FDA issued a guidance document that contained recommendations for the use of clinical decision-support software but did not establish legally enforceable responsibilities.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

HHS: What cybersecurity means for healthcare in 2022. How Nonprofit Hospitals, Health Systems Compensate Executives. Encompass Health’s home health unit attracts acquisition interest-sources. California health officials working to address “Long COVID” Pandemic awakens need for at-home hospital care.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Care Taps Health Net Exec as New CEO COLORADO Aurora’s Fitzsimons plans development opportunities on 60 acres Boulder drug discovery co. for maternity care Healthcare Shifts Driving Demand For Outpatient Facilities In Denver Insider Breach, Email Attacks Net $1.7M 3 in the U.S. sold for $4.1B

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In administrative law disputes, a critical aspect of public health law, clear statement rules enforce separation of powers. Supreme Court decisions issued in 2021 and 2022 demonstrate this vertical constraint. Under the ACA, for instance, the health insurance exchanges must be implemented by HHS if states do not create them.

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Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

Frequently, in these low-wage positions, workers earn just enough to pay for their health insurance premiums and sometimes the associated cost-sharing requirements. How did we get to a place where women must work an “infertility shift” beyond their full-time jobs to access medical care?

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We deliberately organized our health law casebook (since our first edition, and now on the brink of our third) to reflect that shift in emphasis toward federal authority, particularly in regulating health insurance markets that traditionally were the domain of state business and consumer protection laws.

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C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

On October 29, 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (“the Departments”) issued a final rule requiring private-sector health insurers and self-insured health plans to disclose treatment prices and cost-sharing information with consumers. Disclosure notice. In-Network Rate File.

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Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

on temporary labor in 2022 Mass. Luke’s Health System rolls out Meditech’s ‘smart’ pump integration DOJ dismisses appeal challenging UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare’s $7.8B hospitals spent $1.5B Here is his sentence. Changes to the medical marijuana law are headed to Gov. Reeves’ desk. Here’s what they are.

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