Employers pay hospitals billions more than Medicare
Employers and private insurance plans in 2020 paid hospitals 224% of what Medicare paid for the same services, with rates for inpatient and outpatient care varying widely from site to site, …
Who are the nation’s nurses? One in every 85 Americans works as a nurse!
Almost four million nurses work in the US healthcare system, equal to one in every 85 Americans. Nurses work in doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and more. …
Can Americans tolerate the new normal for health care spending?
U.S. health care spending is projected to grow at about the rate of inflation over the rest of the decade after the pandemic fueled a nearly 10% jump between 2019 …
Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages – from bad to worst!
The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing facility residents and staff has brought increased attention to long-standing workforce issues that can affect care quality and safety, such as …
ICNM: A new report calls for global action plan to address nursing workforce crisis and prevent an avoidable healthcare disaster
A new report titled Sustain and Retain in 2022 and Beyond: The Global Nursing Workforce and the COVID-19 Pandemic, has revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has made the fragile state …
How bad health spending needs to get before the public and corporations demand action?
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Average family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance top $22,000 in 2021
The annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, wellness programs, and employer practices. The 2021 …
Medicare is evolving into a program that looks more like a marketplace of private plans with a public plan as a backup option!
A fundamental change in the architecture of Medicare is rapidly happening into something different to what people think the Medicare program is. Medicare Advantage (MA) continued to grow during the …
Compact Nursing States List 2022
Everything you need to know about the changes being made to multi-state licensure. How many states are in the eNLC? What states have pending legislature for eNLC? What is the …
Surprise medical bills are now illegal
Today a new federal law bans many types of out-of-network medical bills and puts the onus on doctors and health insurance companies to resolve their payment disputes. Patients should no …
