Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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More than 1 million healthcare jobs would be lost with ACA repeal

The healthcare industry would suffer the greatest job losses due to the loss of federal funds if parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are repealed, according to an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. 

Georgia’s hospital provider fee targeted by anti-tax groups

The hospital provider fee—also known as the “bed tax”—is used in 49 states to help pay the state’s share of Medicaid funding. Anti-tax groups, however, are targeting Georgia’s 1.45 percent tax on hospital profits, which some see as a beginning of a national campaign to roll back that charge.

Insecticides no longer killing Zika-infected mosquitoes, health officials say

Health workers are facing a major obstacle in their efforts to eradicate Zika and kill mosquitoes carrying the virus: Insecticides are no longer working.

Gates Foundation invests $140 million in HIV, AIDS preventative treatment

To help create a device that will prevent people from contracting HIV and AIDS, billionaire Bill Gates has invested $140 million in Intarcia Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company based in Boston, according to an International Business Times story.

Bundled payments for joint replacement could save hospitals $2 billion

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine found hospitals can save an average of 8 percent without impacting quality in Medicare’s bundled payment for joint replacement.

Move it: Study finds exercise important part of diet plan

“New year, new me” is a saying of plenty of people utter when making New Year’s resolutions. Losing troublesome weight is a common goal. New research published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism says that the most promising way of fulfilling your resolution is to follow a plan that requires exercise in addition to dieting.

Despite isolated Zika cases, large-scale outbreak won’t plague US

Although Zika hysteria in the U.S. was rampant over the summer and the disease entered the country, new research suggests a large-scale outbreak in the U.S. remains unlikely.

Mental, behavioral health conditions increase rates of long-term opioid use

A new study, published in PAIN, has found that patients with substance abuse disorders and other psychiatric conditions are more likely to use opioid pain medications for longer terms.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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