 S.C. hospital to pay $1.3 million for not properly treating emergency psych patients
AnMed Health has agreed to pay the largest-ever settlement in a case brought under the federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize and treat patients in emergency situations. READ MORE
Small health insurers and the few remaining co-op plans were again sacked with large charges under the Affordable Care Act’s risk-adjustment program. Blues plans received the largest payouts. READ MORE
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PROVIDERS
CHS completes sale of nine hospitals as it continues to trim debt The troubled hospital chain Community Health Systems plans to divest 30 hospitals to pay off some of its $14.7 billion in debt. READ MORE
Community trepidation, tense provider relationships and tumbling revenue at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, are making an already difficult job more challenging as interim CEO Dr. Cliff Deveny tries to right the ship after a tumultuous start to 2017. READ MORE
GOVERNMENT
Kentucky seeks stricter work requirements for Medicaid enrollees Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has submitted an amended waiver request to the CMS that proposes a stricter work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries, including locking them out of coverage if they don’t inform the state of employment changes. READ MORE
As family members dominate caregiving, outside support is hard to find Nearly 9 out of 10 caregivers for older Americans are unpaid, and those individuals work longer hours and receive less government support than their paid counterparts, according to a new study. READ MORE
FINANCE
The rising price of dealmaking As healthcare companies rush to bulk up via mergers and acquisitions, they’re almost always hit with shareholder lawsuits. Now that Walgreens has given up on its efforts to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid, it should ready itself for membership in the growing club of defendants. READ MORE
TECHNOLOGY
Drug and device makers pay providers $8 billion in 2016 Payments from drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals hit more than $8 billion in 2016. READ MORE
SAFETY & QUALITY
NQF launches opioid stewardship initiative Looking to play a larger role the fight against opioid abuse, the National Quality Forum on Wednesday launched a new stewardship program to lower rates of overprescribing among healthcare providers and curb patient addiction risks. READ MORE
PEOPLE
Ascension names VanOsdol CEO of St. Vincent’s HealthCare Tom VanOsdol was named president and CEO of Jacksonville, Fla. based-St. Vincent’s HealthCare, which is part of Ascension Healthcare, the largest not-for-profit health system in the country. READ MORE
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