CMS is raising Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, according to its finalized 2027 rate announcement. The agency said April 6 that when estimated risk score trends in MA are accounted for, the final rate amounts…
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Without the governor’s signature or veto, a bill removing a requirement for nursing school faculty in Kansas has become law. The legislation prohibits the state’s board of nursing from requiring college instructors to have credentials at least one level higher…
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To spur healthcare AI adoption, policymakers must strike the right balance between enabling innovation and maintaining policy safeguards that protect patients and improve their experience, American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack wrote. Here are the AHA’s four priorities…