O’FALLON, Mo. – The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the pandemic. With the highly contagious delta variant spreading rapidly, cases in the U.S. are up… Read More »
Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto News Health Canada The unusual scenario underscores how spread within households amid stay-at-home orders is playing a key role in fuelling the pandemic. With a heavy impact on certain families Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • 23 hours ago • 3 minute read • 16 Comments… Read More »
Dive Brief: Struggling rural hospitals are faring better financially in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Health Affairs study examining 1,004 rural hospitals’ CMS cost reports submitted from 2011 to 2017. Among rural, nonprofit critical access hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid, the median overall margin increased from… Read More »
Janice Ense never actually got to talk to her doctor, or anyone else for that matter. While she was out on Monday, an assistant left Ense a voicemail message announcing that the unfolding COVID-19 crisis had forced the postponement of her kidney cancer surgery. The operation was supposed to take place next Thursday at Toronto’s… Read More »
Dive Brief: Hundreds of hospitals are suing HHS over issues related to reimbursement. In one lawsuit filed Tuesday, more than 600 hospitals are alleging the agency has unlawfully continued what were supposed to be temporary rate reductions for inpatient stays that should have stopped in 2017. The continued cuts have resulted in a loss of… Read More »