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The Latest Breaking News from American Hospital Association

340B Drug Discounts Reward Costlier Drugs and Hospital Consolidation, HHS Economists Argue as Medicare Cut Looms

An HHS policy brief argues that the 340B drug discount program rewards costlier drugs and consolidation, backing a proposed cut to Medicare drug payments.

Medical Daily · Oct 11

Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she switched jobs recently.

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022

Hospital systems are creating their own staffing agencies as a cheaper alternative to temp and travel nurses

Reeling from high contract labor costs, some large systems have created staffing units, aiming to lure nurses who want more work flexibility and better pay than staff RNs get.

Fortune · Dec 13, 2022

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Doctors take aim at prior authorization

Physicians say the process to get approval from insurance companies before treating patients has gotten out of hand

Salon · May 30, 2022

Ransomware attacks on hospitals put patients at risk

A University of Vermont Medical Center employee accidentally opened an emailed file from her homeowners association, which had been hacked, in October 2020.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

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