The Senate Finance Committee’s reconciliation language would reduce existing state-directed payments to hospitals and nursing facilities over time until they are at or slightly above Medicare rates. This analysis identifies states that might have to reduce payment rates for hospitals or nursing facilities if the language is passed into law.
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to representatives at ACA marketplace call…
Flu season is rapidly approaching, which means healthcare providers must ramp up their preparedness efforts. What can they do to ensure they’re ready to meet the seasonal surge in demand? Recent data from the southern hemisphere, often a forecast of what’s to come in the US, suggests that this year’s flu season will likely be…
From a Topaz et al. (2026) paper in The Lancet reviewing citations across 2.5 peer-reviewed papers in PubMed: Among 97·1 million verified references, we identified 4046 fabricated references across 2810 papers (illustrative examples are shown in the appendix p 5–6). In 2023, approximately one in 2828 papers contained at least one fabricated reference. By 2025,…
By NAHEEM NOAH A Call from the Black Hole Three months into building Carenector’s facility-to-facility platform, I got a call that crystallized everything wrong with healthcare referrals. A hospital social worker, who was already using our individual patient platform to help families find care, had been trying to coordinate an institutional placement for an 82-year-old…
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
[Sponsored] Patient engagement is a clinical necessity in behavioral healthcare. Mental health treatment requires long-term commitment, consistent communication and deep trust between providers and patients. The post The Top Patient Engagement Tools for Behavioral Health Organizations appeared first on MedCity News.
Recent weeks have brought good news about vaccines, with studies indicating that flu vaccination reduces heart disease, shingles vaccines can prevent or slow dementia, and a single human papilloma virus shot protects a girl from cervical cancer for the rest of her life. But in the upside-down world of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Research shows that medical residents of all specialties are avoiding states that ban abortion. This was discussed during a panel discussion at Engage at HLTH on Sunday in Las Vegas. The post How the Dobbs Decision Impacts Medical Practice Beyond Just OBGYNs appeared first on MedCity News.
As we see companies release more solutions targeting the revenue cycle, it’s time to distinguish excitement from impact. The post The Revenue Cycle Needs Surgery, Not Band-Aids appeared first on MedCity News.