Hospices get higher-than-expected Medicare pay hikeHospices get higher-than-expected Medicare pay hikeHospices get higher-than-expected Medicare pay hike

Hospices get higher-than-expected Medicare pay hike

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave hospice providers a reimbursement bump for next year, along with a warning about fraud and waste.

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Hospitals look to RVs to help ease rural care burdensHospitals look to RVs to help ease rural care burdensHospitals look to RVs to help ease rural care burdens

Hospitals look to RVs to help ease rural care burdens

Medical and RV industry professionals say hospitals offering RV parking are easing access to healthcare for some patients driving long distances for treatment.

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Centene may lose sole 4-star Medicare Advantage rating, CEO saysCentene may lose sole 4-star Medicare Advantage rating, CEO saysCentene may lose sole 4-star Medicare Advantage rating, CEO says

Centene may lose sole 4-star Medicare Advantage rating, CEO says

Centene reported $1.1 billion in net income for the second quarter, a rebound from a $172 million net loss a year before.

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Salesforce, OpenAI CEOs invest in diagnostics companySalesforce, OpenAI CEOs invest in diagnostics companySalesforce, OpenAI CEOs invest in diagnostics company

Salesforce, OpenAI CEOs invest in diagnostics company

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were among investors in Vital Biosciences, which is developing point-of-care diagnostics.

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Nursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study findsNursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study findsNursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study finds

Nursing homes beefed up staff with PPP loans, study finds

Nursing homes that received loans under the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic used the funds to boost staff hours.

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Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services call off proposed mergerSanford Health, Fairview Health Services call off proposed mergerSanford Health, Fairview Health Services call off proposed merger

Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services call off proposed merger

The failed Sanford-Fairview merger attempt marks the second scuttled proposed deal between the nonprofit health systems over the last decade.

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CMS prior authorization data rules in conflict, AHA, AMA, insurers sayCMS prior authorization data rules in conflict, AHA, AMA, insurers sayCMS prior authorization data rules in conflict, AHA, AMA, insurers say

CMS prior authorization data rules in conflict, AHA, AMA, insurers say

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must clarify rules on prior authorization data exchanges, the American Hospital Association and others assert.

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Marshfield Clinic, Essentia Health take key step toward mergerMarshfield Clinic, Essentia Health take key step toward mergerMarshfield Clinic, Essentia Health take key step toward merger

Marshfield Clinic, Essentia Health take key step toward merger

The combined health system would have 25 hospitals in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, a health plan and roughly $6 billion in annual revenue.

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FTC, Surescripts reach proposed settlement in antitrust caseFTC, Surescripts reach proposed settlement in antitrust caseFTC, Surescripts reach proposed settlement in antitrust case

FTC, Surescripts reach proposed settlement in antitrust case

The proposal settles a lawsuit accusing Surescripts of using anticompetitive practices to illegally maintain e-prescribing monopolies.

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Higher patient volumes help boost HCA Healthcare's profits in Q2Higher patient volumes help boost HCA Healthcare's profits in Q2Higher patient volumes help boost HCA Healthcare's profits in Q2

Higher patient volumes help boost HCA Healthcare's profits in Q2

Rising volumes, bolstered by population growth in markets such as Texas and Florida, were "broad-based" across the company's divisions, CEO Sam Hazen said.

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