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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

NATIONAL AHA and AMA withdraw lawsuit over enactment of No Surprises Act ‘Already a three-headed dragon’: Medical groups rebuke judge’s approval of UnitedHealth, Change merger Amazon PillPack Founders to Leave in Latest Health-Care Shakeup Congress presses Meta about health data privacy after hospitals remove Facebook tracker Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE... READ MORE

NATIONAL 4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care Amazon wants to add payer strategy muscle Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act House passes reform to Medicare Advantage prior authorizations On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds Physician compensation trends... READ MORE

NATIONAL 3 Major Payers Take Action on Social Determinants of Health 16 more states hope to weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit 35% of physicians see increase in compensation tied to quality AHA files reply brief as district court considers 340B payment remedy for the remainder of 2022 Amazon competes with CVS Health, others... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow CDC to regain control... READ MORE

NATIONAL 67% of nurses plan to leave position within 3 years, survey of 9,000 nurses finds Amazon’s One Medical buy has implications for the healthcare industry CVS Said To Be Eyeing Bid For This At-Home Healthcare Tech Firm HHS investing $60M to boost rural healthcare workforce Physicians ask CMS for more time to comply... READ MORE

NATIONAL 340B DSH Hospitals Provided $41B in Uncompensated Care in 2020 429 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS: 2022 6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health Care 192 hospitals with 1 star from CMS: 2022 Amazon Makes Another Big Bet on Primary Care with One Medical Buyout CMS launches Maternity Care Action... READ MORE