CMS seeks to standardize physician payments for office visits | Georgia hospital to close | UnitedHealth may drop Northwestern's 1,200-physician group

July 24, 2018

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1. Georgia hospital to close July 26 Full story

2. Medicare office visit payments standardized in new proposal
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3. Massachusetts community hospitals may get $330M from new tax -- Here's why urgent care groups oppose it Full story

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6. UnitedHealth may drop Northwestern's 1,200-physician group by year's end Full story

7. For-profit hospital operators by the numbers: A look at HCA, Tenet, CHS, LifePoint and UHS Full story

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9. RCM tip of the day: Use clinical merit to prioritize denied claims
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10. Midwest primary care providers donate money to erase $1.4M in medical debt Full story

11. Tackle affordability as passionately as quality and safety, says Carilion CEO Nancy Howell Agee Full story

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14. How financial distress forecasting can help hospitals avoid closure Full story

15. Op-ed: Why an inaccurate 'overworked nurses' report poorly reflects Hawai'i's nursing efforts Full story