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Health Provider News

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That’s leaving a huge gap in hospitals Health sector wary as Congress starts Change hearings Hospital group calls HHS’ web tracking rules unlawful Hospital mergers in first quarter reach highest number since 2020 Hospital merger and acquisition activity generated $12B in Q1 2024 House to discuss national data privacy bill with implications (..)

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Biden Pledges Better Nursing Home Care, but He Likely Won’t Fast-Track It

Kaiser Health News

President Joe Biden’s top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won’t be issued under a mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately. 30, amounting to at least 23% of all U.S.

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Private Equity: Investigation and Enforcement

Med Law Blog

We saw that issue up close last year as the committee considered the role of PE firms in the increase of patients receiving surprise medical bills.” Howell, Constantine Yannelis and Abhinav Gupta positing that their research shows that “PE ownership increases short term mortality of Medicare patients by 10%, in nursing homes”.

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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

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. $1B joint venture sets sights on ASCs, medical office buildings. CMS revises surprise-billing arbitration process. GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. Supreme Court tosses Medicaid work requirement cases. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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Health Provider News – August 19, 2022

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Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona. Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months. Valley nursing home workers calling for increased pay and staffing.

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Health Provider News – February 18, 2022

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Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. ‘I feel extorted:’ Former FMC nurses told to pay $5K after being fired for refusing vaccine. Nursing homes say they’re being price gouged by direct care staffing agencies. Million in Covid Relief.