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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

NATIONAL 10 procedures CMS proposes moving off the inpatient-only list in 2023 CMS pitches outpatient payment rule CMS proposes 2.7% update to ASC pay rate in 2023: 6 things to know CMS releases Medicare OPPS and ASC proposed rule Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 billion Covid-19 public health... READ MORE

NATIONAL CMS is creating a new provider type, Rural Emergency Hospitals CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines CMS proposal details how to become new rural hospital designation HHS, AMA dismayed by Supreme Court’s controversial EPA power plant ruling Nurse pay jumps nearly 5% Ransomware attack on finance company affects 600 hospitals, practices... READ MORE

NATIONAL 90% of Skilled Nursing Pros Say Reimbursement Will Suffer Due to Labor Issues 16 healthcare responses to Roe v. Wade reversal Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid CMS Announces OCM Successor, but Gap Year Remains for Oncology Practices CMS releases updated Phase 3 guidance Court revives... READ MORE

NATIONAL As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more CMS updates Medicaid eligibility standards Consumers have changed the ways they interact with healthcare after the pandemic FTC looks to restrict use of noncompetes HHS sounds alarm about ‘most dangerous malware’ threat targeting healthcare Lawmakers introduce bill criminalizing... READ MORE

NATIONAL 4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance AHA presses for False Claims Act probes to target payers over Medicare Advantage denials ASCs fight to recruit staff as jobless claims hit historic low CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 things to know about HHS OIG’s patient harm report $15 million program will tackle behavioral health barriers in LTC AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care AHA responds to report on hospitals’ requested price hikes to insurers AHA asks HHS to continue the public health emergency until conditions... READ MORE