Tuesday, March 29, 2022: Providers

Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report revealed that the nation’s hospitals experienced a second consecutive month of negative operating margins in February. The firm noted that most volume metrics were down month over month in February, except for...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022: Providers

Ten national hospital and health system organizations sent a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) beyond its April 16 expiration date. The organizations – including America’s Essential Hospitals,...

Monday, March 28, 2022: Providers

Walmart Inc. will stop selling cigarettes in some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas, and New Mexico after years of internal debate over whether the retailer should sell tobacco products. Walmart supercenters and other mixed retailers accounted for 14 percent of...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022: Providers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a public hearing April 29 about its emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from workplace exposure to COVID-19. The temporary standard required health care providers to provide...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022: Providers

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) notified its customers that effective May 2 it will no longer offer 340B-discounted products to contract pharmacies. J&J said the decision is based on a desire to cut off any duplicative discounts or diversion, noting that “the...

Friday, March 18, 2022: Providers

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said that the department may readjust Medicare Part B premiums next month. Becerra also indicated that the department is interested in talking to Congress about Medicare Advantage overpayment issues and...