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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...

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...

CMS asks health plans, PBMs to ease up on independent pharmacies

CMS asks health plans, PBMs to ease up on independent pharmacies

A new letter urges payers to put in place special payment arrangements with pharmacies before a new policy kicks in that...

Healthcare executives look to implement generative AI next year, survey finds

Healthcare executives look to implement generative AI next year, survey finds

Though only a quarter of respondents said they’d already adopted the tools, 58% reported they were likely to do so...

Biden administration goes after drug patents in bid to lower prices

Biden administration goes after drug patents in bid to lower prices

The White House is supporting a policy that would allow the U.S. government to sidestep patent protections for drugs developed...