CMS drops payment rule | Texas docs sue HHS over surprise billing rule | PBM clawbacks sidestep state bans on spread pricing

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Friday, October 29, 2021 Friday, October 29, 2021 Medicare issues ESRD rule with equity in mind CMS's latest iteration of the end-stage renal disease payment model addresses health disparities for the first time. Read More > Texas docs sue HHS over surprise billing rule The Texas Medical Association argues the surprise billing regulation unfairly favors insurers. Read More > PBM clawbacks sidestep state bans on spread pricing PBMs have found other ways to game Medicaid reimbursements in Ohio and elsewhere, experts say. Read More > Ochsner Health can't fire unvaccinated employees while mandate is challenged in court, Louisiana appeals court rules The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Shreveport ruled a day before Ochsner Health’s deadline for its 32,000 employees across Louisiana and in a small part of Mississippi to be fully vaccinated or face dismissal. Read More > FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Read More > UMass Memorial Health network hacked; patient info exposed More than 200,000 patients and health plan participants could have been affected by the breach between June 2020 and January, according to a federal database of cybersecurity incidents at medical facilities. Read More > ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don't have COVID Months of treatment delays have exacerbated chronic conditions and worsened symptoms. Doctors and nurses say the severity of illness ranges widely. Read More > M&A action is about to go viral in Chicago hospital biz The breakup of Amita Health will spark a new round of dealmaking: “This puts two M&A targets back out into the field.” Read More > Healthcare workforce platform ShiftMed raises $45 million ShiftMed is one of several companies trying to capitalize on the nursing shortage by connecting in-demand workers with desperate employers.  Read More > Medicaid issues, not Medicare's, get fixes in Biden budget The budget blueprint Biden released would fulfill a campaign promise to help poor people locked out of Medicaid expansion across the South due to partisan battles. Read More > SPONSORED CONTENT Connect with Us Our Mission “Modern Healthcare empowers industry leaders to succeed by providing unbiased reporting of the news, insights, analysis and data.” Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email Editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to chunduri22.covid@blogger.com To ensure delivery of our newsletters to your inbox, please add modernhealthcare@e.crainalerts.com to your address book. Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2021 Modern Healthcare 150 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 United States Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions