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NATIONAL 2023 forecast: As the COVID-19 vaccine market evolves, what’s next for the top players? Amazon Could Fuel Doctor Buyouts In 2023 If One Medical Deal Goes Through Citing Medicaid misery, 25 governors push for PHE’s end in April CMS Responds to Third-Party Data Breach Impacting 254K Medicare Beneficiaries Congress’ last-minute $1.7 trillion omnibus... READ MORE

NATIONAL 33 CMS updates in 2022 4 Ways Hospitals Can Reshape Their Future A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or Inpatient Care? AMA applauds MedPAC for acknowledging physician pay gap AMA, medical societies decry pending Medicare cuts Beyond the Big Three PBMs CareOregon announces plans to combine with California health care... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon’s Creep Into Health Care Has Some Experts Spooked $3.1 million grant aims to fight long-term care nurse burnout A sign CMS’ vaccine mandate is no sure thing Amazon Ends Support for Third Party HIPAA-Eligible Alexa Skills Behavioral health takes center stage Biden administration considers proposal to end military COVID vaccine mandate CISA,... READ MORE

NATIONAL A drug shortage created by TikTok and 10 more supply chain updates After record penalties, providers can protect themselves from the DOJ with 3 priorities, experts say Biden administration prepares to end mpox emergency declaration -Politico Google Health inks first licensing agreement for mammography AI tech HHS Proposes New Rule to Align 42... READ MORE

NATIONAL 28% of physicians’ income has dropped in the last year CMS finalizes Stark Law update CMS to add physician relationships to Care Compare Healthcare organizations propose new legislation, incentives as nursing shortage worsens HHS, FBI, CISA Warn Healthcare of Ongoing Hive Ransomware Threats HHS unveils report on supporting long COVID-19 patients How Health... READ MORE

NATIONAL 340B safety-net hospitals lost $2.96M from drugmaker restrictions, AHA finds Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation CMS leader says health innovation must be accessible to everyone Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates Health system... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon’s leaked ‘Clinic’ would connect patients to telemedicine AHA responds to House request for feedback on stabilizing MACRA programs AI can enable better fall prevention for seniors CMS sets court-ordered 340B drug payments, but leaves back payment issues unresolved How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health Like ordering... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA calls outpatient payment rate in final rule ‘insufficient’ given cost pressures AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8 percent in final rule CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements CMS locks in court-ordered 340B drug payment rates... READ MORE

NATIONAL Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule Moving the Needle on SDOH Data Physician shortages: Key stats to know Telemedicine regulation more... READ MORE

NATIONAL 10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks Congress continues funding for federal programs through Dec. 16 Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now Hospital leaders... READ MORE