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Payer News Sharon Daugherty 9/22/22 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 9/22/22 States expect up to a year to finish Medicaid redeterminations after COVID-19 emergency ends Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/22/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/22/22 'Unsustainable' losses are forcing hospitals to make 'heart-wrenching' cuts and closures, leaders warn Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 Oregon becomes first state to receive fed's approval on Medicaid reimbursement of mobile crisis intervention services Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 What are the deadlines for the ACA’s open enrollment period? Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/16/22 Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/9/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/9/22 New Rule Makes Clear that Noncitizens Who Receive Health or Other Benefits to which they are Entitled Will Not Suffer Harmful Immigration Consequences Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 July's hospital margins were among the worst of the pandemic, Kaufman Hall says Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Molina, Centene, Elevance win Medi-Cal contracts Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 CMS new quality measure requirements worry some health systems Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Biden-Harris Administration Makes Largest Investment Ever in Navigators Ahead of HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment Period Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 9/2/22 Supreme Court overturns 340B pay cut to hospitals Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Insured patients become top reason for bad debt at providers Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Feds finalize No Surprises Act dispute resolution process Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Social Security Accelerates Decisions for People with Severe Disabilities Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 HHS Approves 12-month Extension of Postpartum Medicaid and CHIP Coverage in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 COVID public health emergency appears to be headed for extension Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Hospitals squeezed, insurers boosted as utilization lags Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Colorado's new hospital price transparency law adds 'real teeth' to weak federal enforcement, experts say Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Insurers to crack down on providers performing unscheduled procedures Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Inpatient hospitals get 4.3% Medicare reimbursement bump Read More