April 05, 2024 Hospitals Spend $600M on Drug Shortages A new report released this week from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services focuses on policy considerations to prevent drug shortages and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
April 02, 2024 How Medicare Advantage Payments are Changing CMS has issued a new proposal that affects payment rates for next year’s Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
April 01, 2024 CMS Offers Special Marketplace Enrollment during Medicaid, CHIP Unwinding The Biden administration unveiled new strategies to help people maintain coverage following the return of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility renewals.
March 29, 2024 ‘Challenges on Horizon’ for Hospital Finances Hospitals saw an overall improvement in the national financial outlook last month, but concerns stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack were looming heading into March.
March 28, 2024 Feds Offer $10M Reward for Info on Change Healthcare Cyberattacker The U.S. Department of State announced a reward of up to $10 million for information about the ransomware group linked to the Change Healthcare cyberattack last month.
March 26, 2024 Do Americans Believe Measles Misinformation? Public health leaders have been carefully monitoring reports of measles cases in Pennsylvania and around the U.S this year.
March 25, 2024 A Look at 10-Years of ACA Coverage Pennsylvania and its state peers continue to see coverage gains on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplaces.
March 22, 2024 A New Guide to Address Health Care Burnout The CDC this week released a guide for hospital leaders to address burnout and support health care worker wellbeing.
March 21, 2024 What’s Changed in PA’s County Health Rankings? The new County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report takes a fresh look at the health of all 67 Pennsylvania counties, and more than 3,000 others around the country.
March 20, 2024 CDC Issues Alert on Emerging Measles Threat The CDC issued an alert this week to clinicians and public health officials following an increase in measles cases in the U.S. and around the world.