Lawmakers promise to stop kicking the can on Medicare solvency
The House Budget Committee met Thursday and said they’d take action to restore Medicare’s financial footing, though the hearing was light on specifics.
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill in unanimous ruling
The high court said the plaintiffs’ “desire to make a drug less available to others” did not give them standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.
Complex environments, 24/7 availability: Why cybersecurity poses a unique challenge for hospitals
Andrew Carney, from HHS agency ARPA-H, explains why hospitals struggle with cybersecurity and talks about a new program that aims to help them defend their technology environments.
Protected health data may have been compromised during Ascension cyberattack
Hackers gained access to the major nonprofit’s systems early last month after a worker accidentally downloaded a malicious file, Ascension said.
Proposed rule would wipe medical debt from credit scores
The vice president also called for states to increase oversight of their nonprofit health systems’ charity care programs, noting some patients incurred debt when they should have qualified for assistance.
National health spending reached $4.8T last year, CMS actuaries estimate
More Americans had insurance in 2023 than at any other time in the nation’s history, spurring medical utilization and accelerating healthcare spending faster than growth in the overall economy, according to government projections.
MACPAC wants Congress to force states to disclose Medicaid financing streams
The influential advisory group has been lobbying the federal government to collect more detailed information on how states loop providers into funding Medicaid for almost a decade.
Court strikes down FTC’s latest attempt to block Novant-CHS deal
A district court has twice shot down the antitrust agency’s request to stop the deal. An appeals court is set to weigh in by June 21.
White House partners with Microsoft, Google on cybersecurity for rural hospitals
The technology giants will offer free or low-cost cybersecurity tools to rural hospitals, which often have limited resources to combat the rising number of cyberattacks.
Steward secures $225M days before it was set to run out of cash
The health system found financing after its original backer Medical Properties Trust declined to provide more funds. Steward will present the deal in federal bankruptcy court later this week for final approval.