FCC to Pushing for More Telehealth in Rural Areas
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced that they will be increasing the funding cap of the Rural Health Care Program from $400 million by $171 million to $571 million.
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month click here to learn more and see what Georgia is doing to fight against this disease.
CBO Says Association and Short-Term Plans on the Rise
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that premiums for benchmark plans will rise about 7% a year between 2019 and 2028. This is coupled with the 15% estimated rise to take place from 2018-2019. Because of this the CBO is also estimating that an additional 6 million people will join association health plans and short term health plans in the next 5 years
Physicians that receive poor reimbursement still don’t drop payers, survey says.
Physicians and Hospitals experienced over $68 billion in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement shortfalls. The cost of care is out growing the reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid. Yet few physicians are leaving their contract new survey shows.
Happy Nurses Week
Strategic Healthcare Partners is proud to work talented and inspiring nurses every day. We are excited to celebrate all they do for their patients and everyone in healthcare. SHP would like to thank nurses for all the vitally important tasks that they perform, and we hope they have a very happy Nurses Week.
Piedmont Health Becomes Out-of-Network with BCBS
As of April 1st, Piedmont Health became out-of-network with the largest insurance company in the state of Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Legislative Update, April 2018
Click here for an update at the end of the 2018 Georgia Legislative Session.
Walmart Looks To Acquire Insurer Humana
According to the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is in preliminary talks to buy the insurer Humana.
Bill Would Let ‘Micro-Hospitals’ In Rural Georgia Counties
Last Thursday, The Georgia Senate passed a bill that aimed at helping rural hospitals that are struggling to stay open. According to WABE, the bill includes provisions to allow “micro-hospitals” in rural counties. Micro-hospitals are are a 24/7, small-scale inpatient facility with up to ten inpatient beds used for observation and short-stay use.
Capitol Watch: Legislative Day 35
Legislative Day 35
It’s been a busy week at the State Capitol with many twist and turns as we see the legislative session
and term make its way to the end. We’ve seen many bills placed on other bills and an attempt to get
them passed this year. We will be on high alert in the remaining days. Please watch for alerts as we
close out the session.