The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in a press release that through the Health Resources and Services Administration,...Read More »
A study published in Health Affairs found that one symptomatic case of COVID-19 costs a median of $3,045 in direct medical costs incurred only during the course of the infection. If that case results in a...Read More »
Estimates from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that hospital reimbursement for treatment of uninsured COVID-19 patients may account for more than $40 billion of the $100 billion designated for hospitals in the latest coronavirus stimulus package.
The brief estimated that total hospital...Read More »
A Guidehouse analysis found that one quarter of rural hospitals are at high risk of closing due to financial challenges, reported HealthLeaders Media.
That means, more than 350 rural hospitals, accounting for $8.3 billion in total patient revenue, are at risk. The five...Read More »
According to an audit from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), a 253-bed hospital in Topeka, Kansas, received millions in overpayments because of incorrectly billing Medicare.
The OIG audit report states that Saint Francis Health Center...Read More »
2020 is one of those oddities that occurs (almost) every four years: a leap year. Leap years were first created to account for the mismatch of timing between the Earth making one revolution on is own, or a day, and how long it takes to travel around the sun, which...Read More »
