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CMS seeks public input on inpatient hospital whole-person care

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Sean Anthony Eddy/Getty ImagesIn addition to setting payment rates for inpatient and long-term care, Friday's proposed rule would update quality measures, promote interoperability programs and reduce private expenditures to comply with federal regulations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it is seeking public input on Inpatient Hospital Whole-Person Care.
Trump's executive order on drugs seeks to end pharma 'pill penalty'

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on prescription drug prices that walks back the "pill penalty" decried by PhRMA in President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
Hospitals get a 2.4% payment increase in proposed rule

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: shapecharge/Getty ImagesHospitals are getting a 2.4% payment increase in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The rate reflects a 3.2% projected increase in the hospital market basket, reduced by a 0.8% productivity adjustment.
Many payers, providers unprepared for interoperability and prior authorization rule, WEDI finds

1 week ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: philsajonesen/Getty ImagesMore than half of providers and 43% of payers have yet to start work on the Application Programming Interface (API) requirements of the interoperability and prior authorization final rule, according to a survey by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
HIMSSCast: 'How do we grow again?'

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Tetra/Getty ImagesUpfront by Health Catalyst recently collaborated with Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut to integrate a tech-enabled patient engagement program for the seven hospital system. The omnichannel outreach was deployed to HHC patients to engage the population, close gaps in care, schedule annual wellness visits, follow through with specialist referrals and generate an uptake in vaccine adherence.
Nursing home staffing mandate struck down in Texas court ruling

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: David Sacks/Getty ImagesA federal judge in Texas has blocked a nursing home staffing rule mandated by the Biden administration last year. In May 2024, a month after the final rule was released, the American Health Care Association, the Texas Health Care Association, Arbrook Plaza, Booker Hospital District and Harbor Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center brought a lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of Texas.
Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo:Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images The volatility of President Trump's tariff policies is making it difficult for hospital executives to pin down the effect they will have on the supply chain and budget. CFOs are also weighing the effect tariffs will have on the economy and inflation, according to Paul Keckley, managing director of The Keckley Report.
Medicare Advantage final rule updates coverage decisions

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday issued a 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule that makes changes to authorization decisions. One provision restricts a plans' ability to reopen and modify a previously approved inpatient hospital decision on the basis of information gathered after the approval. MA plans will only be able to reopen an approved admission for obvious error or fraud, CMS said.
RFK Jr. will reportedly not appear before Senate subcommittee

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

RFK Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee in February on his nomination as HHS secretary. Photo: Senate Finance Committee screen shotThe chairman and the ranking member of a Senate subcommittee have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to participate in a hearing on the reorganization of HHS, but Kennedy reportedly will not appear.
Dr. Mehmet Oz confirmed as CMS administrator

2 weeks ago | healthcarefinancenews.com | Susan Morse

Dr. Mehmet Oz before the Senate Finance Committee in MarchPhoto: Susan Morse/C-Span screen shotIn a 53-45 vote along party lines, the Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.