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.
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.
As of April 1st, Piedmont Health became out-of-network with the largest insurance company in the state of Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Click here for an update at the end of the 2018 Georgia Legislative Session.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is in preliminary talks to buy the insurer Humana.
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.
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.
Cigna will buy the nation’s number one pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts in a deal worth about $67 billion of cash, stock, and debt.
Your legislative update for February, 2018. Over 15 bills are moving through the Georgia General Assembly that affect all different parts of healthcare. Read about them here.