Senate Democrats and Republicans are nearing an agreement on a roughly $10 billion package of COVID-19 relief, according to The New York Times. 

Atrius Health, a 715-physician group based in Newton, Mass., laid off upwards of 50 nurses March 30, The Boston Globe reports. 

CMS is offering more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services through Medicaid's Money Follows the Person program.

HHS has reduced its Medicare appeals backlog by 88 percent, according to a March 29 status report.

HHS is asking providers to pay back $100 million in pandemic assistance for failing to comply with the agency's reporting requirements, Bloomberg Law reported March 30.

Health systems in Michigan are feeling the financial pinch from a no-fault auto reform law passed by the state last year, according to ABC affiliate WZZM13. 

CMS has released its annual proposed payment update for hospices, which would raise payment rates in fiscal year 2023. 

President Joe Biden is amping up pressure on Congress to authorize stalled COVID-19 aid as senators are scrambling to reach a deal before the April 9 congressional recess. 

Hospital and health system operating margins haven't recovered from the omicron surge and additional setbacks may be ahead. 

Private insurance plans in Oregon paid more than Medicare for the same hospital services in 2019, according to a recently released report from the Oregon Health Authority. 

From its acquisitions to a new name, here are four recent headlines about the revenue cycle management company nThrive:

In 2020, the median charge for a 30- to 44-minute new patient office visit ranged from $164 in a retail clinic to $234 in an urgent care center, according to a March report from Fair Health.

Health savings account assets have surpassed $100 billion, HSA investment consultant Devenir told CNBC March 29. 

Healthcare revenue cycle management company is changing its name to FinThrive as part of a forthcoming rebrand. 

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Healthcare workers, labor and community leaders joined New York state Sen. Zellnor Myrie on March 25 in calling on lawmakers to grant emergency funding to stabilize SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital is preparing to lay off 658 workers, according to a notice filed with the state and shared with Becker's Hospital Review. 

President Joe Biden proposed a $5.8 trillion budget March 28 for fiscal year 2023, which includes funding for healthcare. 

Only about 0.2 percent of medical insurance denials are appealed by consumers, according to a March 28 Medscape Medical News article.  

The CMS Office of the Actuary released its national health spending projections for 2021-30 March 28.