Forty hospitals in New York must stop all in-hospital elective surgeries as the state battles rising levels of COVID-19, the state’s Department of Health announced over the weekend. The order...
COVID-19 tests spiked growth in Medicare spending in 2020. Meanwhile, spending for non-COVID-19 lab tests experienced a decline, according to a report from the HHS Office of the Inspector...
According to an AMN Healthcare survey, 96 percent of healthcare facilities hired temporary health professionals in the last 12 months to combat the shortage of permanent healthcare workers.
The...
According to a new FAIR Health study, COVID-19 hospitalization cost varies by state, with complex hospitalizations for COVID-19 in-network average cost maxing out at $128,650.
“Behind the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed CMS to enforce the vaccine mandate specific to healthcare workers to resume in about half of the country. Although, the decision released on...
HHS announced the distribution of approximately $9 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments to reimburse healthcare providers who experienced pandemic-related revenue losses and...
Declines in both healthcare employment and revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic spell trouble for providers, a recent analysis by Peterson-KFF indicates.
In previous years, healthcare...
According to a new American Medical Association (AMA) report, utilization of physician services in 2020 declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a less than expected decline of $13.9 billion in...
CMS has officially suspended the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers following two court orders to pause the interim final rule implementing the mandate from the Biden...
UPDATE 12/01/2021: Louisiana District Court Judge Terry Doughty has temporarily blocked the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in more states. The...
The Bident Administration has announced $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan for rural healthcare providers who treat Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program...
Vice President Harris announced a $1.5 billion investment to respond to healthcare workforce shortages and improve critical clinical care in underserved communities impacted by the COVID-19...
In a letter to the White House, lawmakers urged an investigation looking into suspected price gouging by nurse staffing agencies.
The surge in COVID-19 cases placed immense pressure on the...
A group of Representatives have announced the Provider Relief Improvement Act to ensure that the remaining dollars left in the Provider Relief will be distributed to eligible healthcare providers in...
CMS has issued the interim final rule with comment period requiring all healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The rule mandates vaccinations of eligible staff at healthcare facilities...
Increased utilization and intensity of healthcare services are the top driving factors of healthcare spending growth, a report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) revealed.
The COVID-19...
There are still tens of billions of dollars sitting the Provider Relief Fund, a pool of grants specifically for healthcare providers who have reported or are still experiencing pandemic-related losses...
Hospitals lost millions in revenue when leaders decided to delay or cancel elective surgical care during the initial wave of COVID-19. But the decision may also have long-term costs associated with it,...
Hospitals that had stronger pre-pandemic finances received a disproportionate amount of high-impact funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a JAMA Health Forum...
When delivered outside of a patient’s network, COVID-19 hospitalizations can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on where a patient is a treated.
California was the most expensive...
