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Alabama’s Maternity Care Desert Crisis: An Evaluation of Potential Policy Reforms

Bill of Health

Policy Solution #1: State Medicaid Expansion Expanding Medicaid in Alabama could bolster the finances of rural hospitals, which currently bear the substantial costs of uncompensated care for uninsured patients. However, Alabama’s political leadership remains resistant to Medicaid expansion. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL).

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Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $790B by 2026, Report Reveals

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Healthcare profit pools are expected to grow 4 percent annually resulting from $654 billion in 2021 to $790 billion in 2026 , according to a new McKinsey report. Payer profit pools are expected to grow at 11 percent annually reaching $75 billion in 2026.

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The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Health Populi

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. trillion in 2026 when healthcare spending will be $1 in every $5 in the American economy (approaching 20%).

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Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Adds Scoring for Health Disparities

Hall Render

In the FY 2024 IPPS Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) incorporated certain social risk factors into the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (“VBP”) Program (“the Program”).

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has grown to 125 health systems and 289 hospitals in 37 states in less than three years. A number of other health systems and hospitals have secured waivers but haven't yet implemented a program.

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Missouri

MedTrainer

The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is the state agency responsible for providing essential support and services to vulnerable individuals and families, including child welfare, assistance programs, and oversees the MO HealthNet Division , which is the state’s Medicaid program.

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

Hall Render

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. Previously Waived Fingerprinting.