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NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T budget: 15 healthcare takeaways CMS posts guidance for drug negotiation program Emergency medicine sees tough Match Week Hospitals’ labor costs increased 258% over the last three years ‘Indentured servitude’: Nurses hit with hefty... READ MORE

NATIONAL Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project FTC tells Amazon, One Medical: Be careful how you use patient data Hospital organizations urge Congress to prevent Medicaid DSH cuts One Medical CEO rebuts Amazon data privacy concerns Rural hospital crisis: Momentum builds in Congress for bipartisan legislation Social... READ MORE

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing Home Waivers, Barring Congressional Action CMS updates... READ MORE

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B acquisition of One Medical CMS accepting applications for extended bundled payment model CMS to test new payment models for lowering prescription drug prices Data breaches continue to plague health care industry FTC’s enforcement action against GoodRx ‘a wakeup call’ for digital health FTC says... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA seeks meeting with HHS on 340B repayments Biden’s State of the Union: 10 healthcare takeaways CMS proposes universal quality measures across all programs Drugmakers restrict 340B sales after appellate court ruling False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2 Billion in Fiscal Year 2022 Kaufman Hall: Hospital financial pressures may be easing... READ MORE

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor? CMS finalizes RADV rule, leaves MA plans on the hook for billions CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay Kroger Health launches clinical trial site network Local anesthetic drug supply: 132 in shortage, 13 available PHI of More Than 240K Patients Compromised... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon’s new healthcare service to offer COVID-19 treatment plans Appeals court rules against vaccine mandate in 3 states Data shows mental health, primary-care physician shortage For many rural hospitals, new payment model doesn’t add up FTC moves to ban non-competes: What it could mean for physicians Good Samaritan Society to exit 15 states,... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA ‘disappointed’ as 340B case returns to HHS CMS lays out timeline for Medicare drug negotiation provision CMS Officials Say Nursing Home Vaccination a ‘No. 1 Priority,’ Offer Resources CVS exploring acquisition of Oak Street Health CVS eyes next-generation health clinics after Amazon’s move for One Medical Eyes on states as challenges to... READ MORE

NATIONAL 6 nursing grants over $3M fighting nurse shortages in 2022 4 states expand, clarify CRNAs’ scope of practice in 2022 19 physicians elected to Congress Amazon a step closer to $3.9B One Medical acquisition ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal, seek to ban them FDA says it will greenlight pharmacies to... READ MORE