Choose your words wisely: How ICD-10 choices can impact your bottom line
High-complexity workups, triage-level pay? Don’t let automated down-coding undervalue your work.
Vinay Prasad, in surprise reversal, to rejoin FDA after abrupt departure
Less than two weeks after stepping down, Prasad will return to lead CBER “at the FDA’s request,” an HHS spokesperson said. It’s the latest twist in an unusual run to lead the FDA office overseeing vaccines and gene therapy.
Depressed volumes hounded for-profit providers in Q2
Executives at major for-profit hospital chains gave conflicting answers to explain the softer volumes in the second quarter, from flagging consumer confidence to lower Medicaid admissions.
Omada grows revenue, membership in public earnings debut
Drivers of revenue growth included more customers using multiple chronic condition programs as well as strong adoption of GLP-1 offerings.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys merger appears set to close post-DOJ settlement
Thursday’s settlement is weaker than at least one antitrust expert expected based on the severity of the DOJ’s concerns. But it means the $3.3 billion merger is very likely to close next year.
CHS to take another stab at selling its Pennsylvania hospital portfolio
Tenor Health Foundation signed a letter of intent to purchase the hospitals from Community Health Systems. The proposed deal comes nine months after a separate sale collapsed.
Democrat senators probe UnitedHealth over nursing home care denials
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are seeking more information from the beleaguered healthcare behemoth after The Guardian found it was incentivizing nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.
Amwell wins military health contract extension
However, the new deal excludes the telehealth vendor’s behavioral health and automated care programs, leading Amwell to cut its revenue guidance for the year.
UnitedHealth and Amedisys reach settlement with DOJ over $3.3B merger
The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest certain businesses to placate the DOJ’s concerns that the merger is anticompetitive.
ACA plans want to hike premiums by median of 18% next year: KFF
The KFF’s projection is steeper than an older analysis that relied on less complete data. It’s the largest increase that ACA insurers have asked for in more than five years as payers brace for membership turmoil.