Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023. Medicare penalizes 40 hospitals in Florida for patient safety. Whitmer signs bills designed to lower prescription drug prices in Michigan.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Vincent Parkview Health’s ASC strategy: 2 updates Indiana hospital margins lag behind nation, with some budgets in the red Report shows Indiana hospitals lost more than $700 million in income in 2023 Two Indiana Hospitals Receive a “D” in Patient Safety Franciscan Health to partner with nonprofits Beacon Health System receives $5.4M

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

10 procedures CMS proposes moving off the inpatient-only list in 2023. update to ASC pay rate in 2023: 6 things to know. CMS releases Medicare OPPS and ASC proposed rule. Long Beach Memorial avoids losing Medicare funding after serious patient care lapses. CMS pitches outpatient payment rule. CMS proposes 2.7%

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Health Populi

MAY 8, 2019

In a call with analysts this week in which I participated, Murray Aitken discussed the report which looks back at 2018 and forward to 2023 with scenarios about what the U.S. prescription drug market might look like five years from now. For people enrolled in Medicare Part D, 20% faced over $500 in OOP costs.

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Health Law Advisor

MAY 22, 2023

1339) reflects the overarching legislative push by members from both sides of the aisle and chambers of Congress to address drug pricing issues through federal fixes to the PBM framework. An Overview of the Proposed Legislation On May 2, 2023, the HELP Committee marked up S. 1339 the Committee passed last week.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

New president tapped to lead major hospital system in Denver area New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge Telehealth program offers support to forensic nurses Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children Colorado is trying to cut prescription drug prices.

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Hall Render

JUNE 23, 2023

Greenwich Hospital Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Opening of New Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center Hartford HealthCare names Joanne Berger-Sweeney new board chair What changes did CT make to its Medicaid program in 2023? Some patients die waiting.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

price and the cost of medicines is tied to how people feel about the pharma industry, evidenced in the Global Pharma Study 2023 from Caliber. We capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors on Medicare. In the U.S., For example, one in ten Americans has diabetes. Not anymore. Let’s finish the job this time.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Physician leaders balk at Medicare 4.48% physician fee cut. Top 10 Healthcare Industry Predictions For 2023. Bright Health exiting Florida Medicare Advantage market. in prescription drug pricing case. Catholic Health, with midyear losses of $95M, says change could be in store for 2023.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Staff shortages could spur next public health crisis, Baystate Health CEO warns CommonSpirit, Mass General, Moffitt execs to judge telehealth challenge Brigham and Women’s, AI company get $2.5M grant to improve early cognitive decline detection via EHRs How Mass.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

” The data from the CDC reported was graphed in a CNN news report, shown here, where firearms overtook the top cause of death for people ages 1 to 18 from motor vehicle accidents in 2021 (reported out in CDC’s 2023 analysis). He led the creation of the Northwell Health’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention in 2020.

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Kaiser Health News

AUGUST 12, 2022

First, it would give the federal government the ability to negotiate prices of some drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries, a tool that has long been opposed by the drug industry. Never before have we been able to negotiate prescription drug prices. Those prices would take effect in 2026.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2023

voters’ minds among many issues Americans are feeling and following in late 2023. adults between October 31 and November 7, 2023, via online and phone. The future of Medicare and Medicaid as well as access to mental health care also rank high among two-thirds of U.S. The cost of living ranks top in U.S.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Economy Inflation, a top-of-mind stress and concern for mainstream Americans in 2023, is easing as we enter 2024. are not confident that they could pay a medical bill of $500 or more, discussed in October 2023 in a study on patients and medical costs conducted by Access One. Consumer in the Big/Macro U.S.

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