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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AHA, AMA drop lawsuit challenge to No Surprises Act

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have dropped their legal challenge to the interim final rule independent dispute resolution process of the No Surprises Act.

Healthcare unemployment rates lower than other industries during pandemic

Despite higher rates of burnout and stress among healthcare workers during the pandemic, the healthcare industry has reported lower unemployment rates than other fields.

 

Intermountain Healthcare launches pediatric telehealth

Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit healthcare system operating in seven states, has launched a telehealth program aimed at reducing hospital transfers among pediatric patients and lowering costs.

Hospital finance

Hospitals face billions in losses this year

Hospitals are facing some of the tightest financial pressures of the past several years and expecting billions in losses for 2022.

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Low-value care less common in MA compared to traditional Medicare

As Medicare Advantage (MA) eclipses more and more of the Medicare market, it is critical to understand how MA plans are able to save costs and provide quality care to recipients.

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Former Google company Verily raises $1B

Verily, a life science company that was formerly a division of Google X, has raised $1 billion in a funding round led by Alphabet, parent company to Google.

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Survey says: The top 5 investment areas for C-suite health leaders in 2022

A new survey of 40 health industry executives shows that digital transformation and staffing challenges top the list of C-suite priorities for the year ahead. 

M&A mergers and acquisitions business deal

CVS enters $8B agreement to acquire Signify Health

The companies expect to close the agreement—which is subject to investor and regulator approval—in the first half of 2023.  

Around the web

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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