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Providers speak out against 340B drug pricing cuts of nearly 30%.
AMA want Congress to avert physician payment cuts it says will amount to 9.75% for 2022.
Behavioral adjustment decreases result in a 4.36% payment cut to home health, says Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.
Safety net coverage worked as people lost their jobs and health insurance through their employers due to COVID-19, HHS says.
More than 80% of employees say they would sign up for an all-inclusive direct primary care plan if given the option.
CMS final rule is testing new payment incentives to achieve health equity.
As high costs are associated with these therapies, Aetna is offering a financial protection program for CVS Caremark clients and others.
One claim for over $1,700 was for a 23-year-old man treated in the ER for indigestion after eating a chili dog, lawsuit says.
This week's top stories include a new report finding that rising costs are slowing hospitals' rebuilding of margins, senior living facilities benefiting from Alexa, and the VA being grilled over its EHR modernization effort.
The benefits, both economically and for the patient, have worked so well that hospitals are pursuing the model beyond the pandemic.