Some $25 million in funding from CMS will help implement a new model for rural hospitals in Pennsylvania designed to improve access to care in less-populated areas and put struggling hospitals on more solid financial footing.

With a presidential transition bringing in a HHS Secretary opposed to mandatory bundled payment programs and other demonstrations at the agency, providers may be tempted to think the transition to value-based care may grind to a halt in the coming years. Not so, according to Archway Health CEO Dave Terry. 

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its strategic plan for the next three years, a time which will be filled “opportunities and challenges” that are “amplified in light of a new presidential administration and shifts in legislative activity.”

The Joint Commission, working with CMS, has released a list of clarifying recommendations in response to the use of text messaging for patient care orders.

In his first press conference since July 2016, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he favored an “essentially simultaneous” repeal-and-replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and said his nominee to take over HHS, U.S. Rep. Tom Price, MD, R-Georgia, will be introducing details of the plan after he’s confirmed. 

Another Suspension of Disruptive Tax Won’t Have Same Economic Impact

In what was billed as HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell’s farewell speech, she criticized several proposals to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while challenging the Republican majorities to introduce a replacement plan if they plan to quick repeal the law.

“Critical Conversation” on Transforming Primary Care System via Enhanced Role for RNs to be Held at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus on January 12