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Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections

Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections

The certification is the latest win for doctors’ unions, as momentum picks up in physician organizing. Article By: Susanna Vogel...

Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024

Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024

Here’s what experts saw in their crystal balls for the coming year, including a spike in the uninsured rate and...

Mortality rates low for hospital-at-home patients, study finds

Mortality rates low for hospital-at-home patients, study finds

The study could support extending acute hospital care at home, researchers said. A pandemic-era waiver for the programs will expire...

Providers push back on info blocking penalties

Providers push back on info blocking penalties

Provider groups argued for changes in financial penalties and more information on an appeals process. Article By: Emily Olsen Blog Source...

Falls and infections rise in hospitals after private equity acquisitions, study finds

Falls and infections rise in hospitals after private equity acquisitions, study finds

The study comes as lawmakers and the Biden administration call for more oversight into private equity’s role in healthcare. Article By: Susanna...

Clinician accuracy suffers from biased AI, even with mitigation, study finds

Clinician accuracy suffers from biased AI, even with mitigation, study finds

Nearly 67% of participants in the JAMA study weren’t aware artificial intelligence models could be systematically biased. Article By: Emily...

North Carolina AG sues HCA over degraded care quality at Mission Health

North Carolina AG sues HCA over degraded care quality at Mission Health

Attorney General Josh Stein slammed staffing and service shortages at Mission Hospital after HCA acquired it in 2019. Article By: Susanna...

Biden administration urges 9 states to curb high child Medicaid, CHIP disenrollment’s

Biden administration urges 9 states to curb high child Medicaid, CHIP disenrollment’s

Nine states account for about 60% of the decline in children’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment from March...

Over 19M could enroll in ACA plans for 2024, CMS says

Over 19M could enroll in ACA plans for 2024, CMS says

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act exchanges could be boosted by extended subsidies and the effects of Medicaid redeterminations. Article...

Health spending growth normalized in 2022 post-COVID, CMS says

Health spending growth normalized in 2022 post-COVID, CMS says

Healthcare spending grew 4.1% in 2022, faster than the 3.2% spending growth in 2021 but notably slower than the rate of 10.6% in...