The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission voted to approve the performance improvement plan submitted by Mass General Brigham, in which the provider plans to cut spending by $127.8 million, according to a Sept. 27 news release from the commission.
Medicare lost out on $2.8 million in savings in 2020 by incorrectly implementing price reductions on Medicare Part B drugs, an HHS Office of Inspector General audit found.
Texas counties have the highest percentage of residents with medical debt out of the country's 20 largest counties, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of Urban Credit Institute data.
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has received a donation from entrepreneurs Robert J. and Debra H. Patrick to construct a new neuroscience center at its New Orleans medical center.
Travis County, Texas, commissioners approved Central Health's $300.8 million budget and tax rates for the fiscal year 2022-2023, according to a Sept. 27 report from Austin, Texas, NBC affiliate KXAN.
The Houston-based Episcopal Health Foundation received a $20 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, according to a Sept. 27 news release.
A review of 150 large hospitals found around 31 percent increased charity care, while around 8 percent restricted charity care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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