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Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?

Nursing Review

Cheng , Monash University A battle between private hospitals and private health insurers is playing out in public. At its heart is how much health insurers pay hospitals for their services, and whether that’s enough for private hospitals to remain viable. billion (in premium rebates) in 2021–22. billion in 2023–24.

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Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals

Relias

Direct support professionals (DSPs) typically receive low wages and have limited access to health insurance and other benefits. Sadly, in our 2021 DSP Survey Report, we found that these sentiments continued to resonate with DSPs. In our 2021 survey, 65.8% DSP retention and career advancement.

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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Comprehensive Final Rule Expected in 2024

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Therefore, on August 3, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) released a comprehensive proposed rule to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). [5] for Disease Control Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior (2011 – 2021), [link]. [3]

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Navigating the No Surprises Act Training for Healthcare Providers

American Medical Compliance

On December 27, 2020, the United States Congress adopted the No Surprises Act (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which has various provisions to assist in protecting customers against unexpected costs beginning January 1, 2022. The following course highlights the NSA and how it impacts healthcare.

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Government health spending increases as Covid lingers

Nursing Review

on healthcare goods and services, which is a six per cent increase from 2021. has been spent on healthcare goods and services – an average of $9,365 per person, or an extra $484 per person, compared to 2021. The new Australia Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) health expenditure report also found individuals spent $33.7b

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Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it

American Nurse

million five-day courses of Paxlovid, produced under an FDA emergency authorization, in 2021 and 2022, at a price of around $530 each. Under the new agreement , Pfizer commits to provide the drug for the beneficiaries of the government insurance programs. Meanwhile, Pfizer bills insurers for some portion of the $1,390 list price.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The EHR combined all pharmacy use by all patients in the complex care management department and calculated pharmacy costs on a per patient per month basis, which is the health insurance industry standard for capturing population health data. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association ; 2021. 2021; 16(5):e0252151.