Author: Scott Welch
Private equity-backed staffing companies are fighting No Surprises Act, which protects patients from unexpected out-of-network bills
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the HELP Committee, recently floated changes in artificial intelligence regulation in health care and sought feedback on the potential framework. Pulse obtained a number of the responses from groups representing members across the sector, including hospitals, health IT leaders, health plans and more. Some responses called for lawmakers and regulators to avoid creating ...
Public health leaders from state and local health authorities came together for the Nevada Public Health Association’s annual conference, hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno to discuss the future of public health in Nevada.
All the drugmakers that make the 10 prescription medicines subject to the first-ever price negotiations for the U.S. Medicare health program, including Amgen (AMGN.O) and Novartis (NOVN.S), said they signed on to participate in the talks by the Oct. 1 deadline.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions have decreased for a second consecutive week in California, signaling a modest but reassuring trend as the state emerges from a late-summer swell of infections.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) met with representatives from the health insurance industry on Wednesday, receiving commitments that the updated COVID-19 vaccines will be covered after reports arose of some people having to pay out-of-pocket for their immunizations.
Congress came together Saturday to secure a last-minute deal to continue government funding for 45 days and avoid a government shutdown, bucking the overwhelming consensus that a shutdown was inevitable.
Democratic members of the Senate Budget Committee voiced support for taxing the wealthy and increasing Medicare spending, arguing Republicans want to keep the status quo for corporations enjoying favorable tax breaks, during a hearing Thursday. The Medicare Fund could become insolvent as early as 2031, according to analysis by the boards of trustees of the Social Security ...
Recent reports suggest that health insurance costs are climbing at rates not seen in years. Consulting firm Mercer found in its 2023 national survey of employer-sponsored health plans that employers expect health benefit costs will rise 5.4% on average in 2024. Factors contributing to the higher costs are higher inflation and labor shortages. According to ...
While digital health still holds plenty of promise in healthcare, the lack of cohesion between Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health plans about just what digital services should be covered is a major hindrance to its expansion, according to an issue brief (PDF) by the American Medical Association (AMA). Medicare follows coverage guidelines laid out by the Centers ...