Nathan Eddy
Hospitals are trying to build value-based care services on a fee-for-service chassis.
Rural hospitals got less, though a study finds funding reached hospitals with a larger proportion of patients infected by COVID-19.
Industry innovators are working to align incentives across the system and reduce the inefficiencies that have plagued healthcare for decades.
No reason was given for the break-up during a time when consolidations are increasing.
By deploying automation with built-in compliance, payers offering MA plans can rely on a "digital workforce."
Supply chain disruptions and shortages have driven up prices and forced a return to the costs of carrying larger inventories.
One bright spot in the Moody's report shows rising nursing school enrollment, leading to a more robust long-term staffing pipeline.
President Biden's sprawling economic agenda is at stake in the division between moderates and progressives in his party.
There's plenty of opportunity in the area of real-time appointment availability, which is highly desired by consumers, the report says.
Consumers found website and mobile app experiences to be more important than premiums, rates and fees, the Forrester report says.