The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported more than 15,000 U.S. cases of hepatitis A since 2016, including 8,500 hospitalizations and 140 deaths. “For many states, this has resulted in an unprecedented number of hepatitis A cases among unvaccinated adults since hepatitis A
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Atrium Health recently announced that Vicki Block has been hired as senior vice president of the Central Division starting April 1. Block will lead facility operations for three hospitals — Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, the largest hospital in the region, as well
Read more →NCHA Strategic Partners is pleased to announce that MCAG has joined our portfolio of value-added services. MCAG is an expert in recovering money due from class action settlement funds. Settlement opportunities account for billions of dollars in available funds annually. Regrettably, businesses large and small are often
Read more →Raleigh, NC – March 28, 2019 – This week, leaders and members of the House Health Committee stood up for the people and communities that elected them by supporting House Bill 184, calling for a study committee to evaluate and recommend redesign of
Read more →About 34 percent of uninsured US adults did not take their medication as prescribed in 2017 in order to reduce their prescription drug costs, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. According to the report, among US adults aged 18-64
Read more →More than two-thirds of air ambulance transports for patients with private insurance were out-of-network in 2017, putting patients at financial risk for the difference charged, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO analyzed a private health insurance data set for
Read more →The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s annual County Health Rankings are now live. The 2019 Key Findings Report highlights the link between housing and health across the nation. More than 1 in 10 households (11%) spend more than half of their income on housing costs (severe
Read more →Hospitals in states that impose Medicaid work requirements could see reduced Medicaid revenues and operating margins and increased uncompensated care costs, according to a recent study by the Commonwealth Fund. The analysis extrapolates and applies to a hospital finance simulation model early results from Arkansas’
Read more →CMS released a report and appendix providing additional information on clinician participation and performance in the 2017 Quality Payment Program. As reported in November, the update shows that 93 percent of all clinicians eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System who participated in the 2017 QPP will
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