[Article] Trump Administration Price-Transparency Rule Covering Hospitals Upheld
(Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2020)
The American Hospital Association lost its legal bid to stop the Trump administration from requiring hospitals to disclose secret rates they negotiate with insurance companies, a victory for one of President Trump’s central health-policy initiatives.
[Article] A Return to Normal Patient Volumes?
(TripleTree, June 30, 2020)
In recent weeks as COVID-19 restrictions have started to ease, providers have been seeing upticks in procedure volumes across specialties. According to data compiled by Strata Decision Technology, daily outpatient visits increased 40% over the 30 days ending May 30, 2020. This compares to a nearly 50% decline for the 30 days ending April 26th. Similarly, home health and primary care visit volumes are beginning to increase as well.
