Accounting & Financial Management
Hospitals increasingly see ASCs not only as a budget item but as a central element of strategy, report says.
The main reason for the increase is the expected end of the premium tax credits.
CMS is expected to release the MA and Part D star ratings next week, ahead of the Oct. 15 Medicare open enrollment.
The deal with Pfizer will reduce the price of the company’s prescription drugs for Medicaid to Most Favored Nation pricing.
Patients are using artificial intelligence on their own outside of the healthcare ecosystem, which threatens to erode hospital revenue, says Ed Marx, longtime healthcare CIO.
That includes a $7.7 billion increase in demand for uncompensated care, numbers showed.
The monthly premium will fall to $14, and benefit options will remain stable, CMS says.
The legislation is endorsed by numerous healthcare groups, including the American Hospital Association.
The program brings together nurses and hospital staff to help MA members transition to home care.
The financial challenges are linked to a lawsuit charging the PBM with filing more than 3.3 million false claims from 2010 to 2018.