Hospitals scramble to meet price transparency requirements after court decision
Hospitals have a lot of costly work to do to meet CMS requirements to publicly post the rates they negotiate with health plans.
HHS provides additional updates on CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs
HFMA's Chad Mulvany expects to share regular updates and provide insight to CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs via the HFMA blog for the foreseeable future.
COVID-19 impact on independent primary care physician practices could accelerate the shift to value based payment
Health plans are taking this opportunity to align more closely with independent PCPs, including BCBS of North Carolina, where practices’ acceptance of financial support requires them to join one of health plan’s existing ACOs.
Possible compromise in hospital price disclosure fight
While the Trump administration prevailed in the first round of the lawsuit challenging its price transparency policy, the American Hospital Association has indicated it will appeal the ruling.
CARES Act accounting implications will vary by healthcare type
The accounting rules for providers receiving funding through the CARES Act will vary widely by provider type.
KPMG’s Ed Giniat provides guidance on financial reporting during the coronavirus crisis
Ed Giniat, a partner at KPMG, discusses the challenges of financial reporting during the coronavirus crisis and the guidance his organization has issued on the topic.
CMS issues reopening guidance to healthcare providers, patients
CMS has offered more reopening guidance for both providers and patients amid indications some patients may not return.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic impact could cause more hospitals to breach debt covenants
If Congress does not take action to prevent financial penalties for already financially distressed hospitals, another financial hit could be the final blow for many healthcare organizations already feeling the financial impact of the pandemic.
Latest COVID-19 federal assistance only partially targets hospitals
Hospitals will quality for only some of the new provider-assistance funding pools HHS unveiled this week.
Hospital ED visits still down 26% following declines stemming from COVID-19, CDC reports
The CDC found hospital emergency department use remained 26% below normal by the end of May.