The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a 2.8% increase in hospice payments for fiscal 2024, which would amount to $720 million across the sector.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates health insurance companies will see a 3.32% increase in Medicare Advantage revenue next year.

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Mark Sevco, who has served as president of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals in its health services division, will join Sutter June 5.

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Unionized workers at the health system are pushing for contract negotiations as agreements for more than 19,000 nurses are set to expire this year. 

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The healthcare industry is weighing the immediate and long-term impact of U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor's preventive care ruling in Texas.

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A dispute over profitability has turned into "a corporate governance mess" for the embattled primary care provider Cano Health.

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Wellstar Health System, a nine-hospital system, would become the corporate parent of Augusta Health System, an academic medical center.

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In “Foolproof,” social psychologist Sander van der Linden argues that fake information and conspiracy theories represent “viruses of the mind” that can latch onto the brain. The solution, he writes, is to deploy “prebunking” methods that act like a vaccine, fending off misinformation before it takes hold.

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U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor struck down the Affordable Care Act's preventive care coverage rule Thursday, prompting concerned responses from the healthcare industry.

 

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The feds say the owner of the Illinois-based home-visiting-physician firm submitted thousands of claims for a Medicare service he knew had not been provided.

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