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HHS’s Failure to Decarbonize the Healthcare Industry (Part 2) – The Health Care Blog
By DAVID INTROCASO This is Part 2 of David Introcaso’s review of the attempt by the Biden admin to do something about the massive carbon footprint of...
HHS adds new IDR entity as surprise billing disputes surge
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Trump administration has certified...
America Is Running Out of Doctors – The Health Care Blog
By EMANUEL SARKEES Most people assume that when they need a doctor, a doctor will be available. That assumption is getting harder to hold onto. Right...
Health spending tied to rise in premiums, new study finds
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A rise in healthcare spending is...
ARPA-H to invest $62M to build agentic AI agent for heart care
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A branch of the HHS that funds...
More than half of hospitals still not fully compliant with price transparency rules: report
Dive Brief: The number of hospitals complying with price transparency rules is increasing. But more than half of facilities still aren’t posting full...
Half of Medicare Advantage stars thresholds harder to reach in 2027
Medicare Advantage insurers could see their star ratings fall next year — and lose out on the lucrative bonuses the ratings represent — after...
HHS’s Failure to Decarbonize the Healthcare Industry (Part 1) – The Health Care Blog
By DAVID INTROCASO The Problem From an anthropocentric perspective, the climate crisis is fundamentally a threat to human health and survival. The...
Mass General Brigham health plan drops MA coverage for Dana-Farber patients
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mass General Brigham Health Plan has announced...
How to Make Medicare Advantage Accountable – The Health Care Blog
By FRANK LEAHY This is the second of two pieces. The first told the story of “Rick,” a 77-year-old Humana Medicare Advantage member who nearly lost...
