Kaiser Permanente is set to acquire Geisinger in a deal with major industry ramifications
In a move with implications for healthcare business models, Kaiser Permanente has announced plans to acquire Geisinger and form a new nonprofit organization. Upon acquisition Geisinger will join Risant Health, an organization that is being launched by Kaiser Permanente’s hospital arm. Geisinger and future acquisitions will operate as distinct entities and retain their current branding…
FY 2024 IPPS/LTCH Proposed Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of its proposed rule describing federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 policies and rates for Medicare’s inpatient prospective payment system and the long-term care hospital prospective payment system.
FY 2024 Skilled Nursing Facilities PPS Proposed Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the proposed rule updating the Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) payment rates for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Final rule for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans could expand contracting opportunities for certain types of providers in 2024
Final 2024 regulations for health plans participating in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces are designed to improve equitable access to behavioral healthcare, potentially meaning a wider array of providers will have a chance to be included in networks. As of 2023, a participating plan must have at least 35% of available essential community…
Healthcare disruptor Glen Tullman says providers need more of a consumer-centric approach
One of the country’s most prominent healthcare entrepreneurs has a warning for legacy healthcare stakeholders. “Many of you in the audience are leading major health systems, and you’re the hub for healthcare today,” Glen Tullman said during a presentation at the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition, which took place the week of April 17…
Hospitals are facing a long slog to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, panelists say
The logjam of patients who cannot be seen expeditiously at hospitals is becoming an entrenched problem with no imminent solutions, a CMS leader said this week. “The data tells us healthcare services, particularly for the Medicare population, have not come back to pre-pandemic levels,” said Jonathan Blum, principal deputy administrator and COO with CMS. “We’re…
FY 2024 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System proposed rule, published in the April 10, 2023, Federal Register.
FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the proposed rule updating the Medicare hospice payment rates, wage index, the cap amount, and the quality reporting requirements for federal fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Healthcare News of Note: What can be done to correct data disparities in women’s health?
The prevalence of women’s health conditions is roughly five times that of their documented diagnoses, which means for every woman diagnosed with a women’s health condition, roughly four go undiagnosed. The 2023 emergency medicine Match will see 555 initially unmatched positions, affecting a larger number of residency programs than in 2022, when 219 unmatched positions…
State of Medicare: Some good news on program solvency still leaves questions and challenges
Medicare should remain solvent a little bit longer than previously anticipated, while a policy debate is ramping up over how to make the program sustainable for the long term. The 2023 annual report of the Medicare Boards of Trustees projects that the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund, which subsidizes Part A services, essentially will be…