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How One Rural Healthcare Facility Is Handling Financial Strain

January 16, 2024 - Rural health facilities across America are closures and financial instability. In the midst of these struggles, one rural hospital tested out a creative solution to stay open. Bucktail Medical Center had been losing at least $100,000 each month that they remained open since the coronavirus pandemic broke out. In an effort to...

Healthcare Leaders Seek Improvements to Patient Outcomes with AI

December 21, 2021 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Not only have healthcare executives warmed to the use of artificial intelligence, but they are also eager for the technology to improve patient outcomes within the next few years. Healthcare...

CMS, HHS Further Provider Relief Funds, Surprise Billing, Insurance Access

September 15, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

After a relatively quiet summer, HHS and CMS dove back into rulemaking, guideline issuing, and funding awards. Following vaccine mandates for all federal employees and healthcare settings, CMS issued...

Media Coverage of Medical Debt Lawsuits Prompts Hospital Reversal

August 31, 2021 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Schools are reopening and mask mandates are returning in what should make for interesting conversations during Labor Day barbecues and celebrations. Convalescent Plasma Unable to Halt COVID-19...

How the Delta Variant Exacerbates Healthcare Disparities

August 26, 2021 by Hayden Schmidt

The fast-spreading Delta variant is the dominant strain of a virus many had hoped would be eradicated by now. COVID-19’s Delta variant was first identified in India in December of 2020. Now Delta accounts for 97 percent of new...

Third COVID Vaccine Dose Available as Grants Try to Boost Vaccination Efforts

August 18, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

COVID-19 continues to take the spotlight as this week’s policy update highlights the CDC’s recent recommendation for a booster shot. Several government organizations, including HHS and the...

HHS Funds Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; Immigration Policy Impacts Care Access

August 11, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

In this week’s policy recap, opioid use disorder treatment and discrimination take the spotlight, as HHS commits $90 million to combat the disease and OCR settles a case with Genesis HealthCare...

CMS to Bolster Payments to Rural Hospitals; 27 Hospitals Score High Marks for Patient Safety

April 29, 2021 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Happy Thursday. The weekend is fast approaching and with it the Kentucky Derby. CMS Proposes Payment Increase to Boost Rural Health CMS is proposing to increase Medicare hospital inpatient rates by...

FDA Examines Cancer Drug Effectiveness; HHS Promotes Care Access, Marketplace Enrollment

April 28, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

The FDA remains busy as Johnson & Johnson vaccine review ends and cancer drug approval discussions commence. Meanwhile, HHS allocates funding to medically underserved health centers to improve...

Addressing the Drug Cost Challenge; Big Data Combats Rural Health Gaps

March 16, 2021 by Jacqueline LaPointe

Healthcare has faced longstanding challenges with prescription drug costs, health inequities, and care fragmentation. Organizations from across the care continuum are now leveraging capabilities, such...

Reducing Rural Care Disparities With Evidence-Based Programs

February 22, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

Rural Americans are at higher risk of a slew of adverse health outcomes. The country’s leading causes of death – heart disease, cancer, and chronic respiratory disease –...

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