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The House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a bill that extends the Medicare hospital at home program for five years. If the bill passes the Senate, it would be the longest extension the at-home care program has had since it began during the COVID-19 public health emergency in November 2020. Congress is also divorcing the extension of the program from the government funding deadline, which gives the program more stability.
One-quarter of Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees are very likely to go uninsured next year if more generous financial assistance for the exchange plans expire, according to a survey published last week by health policy research firm KFF. Additionally, 1 in 3 reported they would very likely look for health plans with lower monthly costs if premiums double next year — though that option could come with heightened deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, the survey found.
The Clinician Turnover 2025 report by the KLAS Arch Collaborative, released on Wednesday, December 3, warns that workforce instability threatens healthcare organizations’ ability to achieve key goals, including providing a positive patient experience, improving clinical care, maintaining financial strength, and attaining strategic growth. Despite KLAS’ finding that burnout rates have decreased from all-time highs during the pandemic, there is a projected global shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030. The KLAS Arch Collaborative examined the likelihood and cost of turnover, as well as how the EHR experience impacts burnout.
Over 100 provider groups tell HHS to pull proposed HIPAA update
More than 100 health systems and other provider organizations “have united to oppose” cybersecurity and privacy regulations proposed back in January. The groups, corralled by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, wrote the Department of Health and Human Services this week, warning that the financial burdens and “unreasonable implementation timelines” outlined by the prior administration run counter to President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda.
Change cyberattack relief funding overpaid many hospitals: study
The CMS overpaid many hospitals in a relief program during the Change Healthcare cyberattack last year, while missing hundreds of hospitals that also faced significant financial disruption, according to a study published last week in Health Affairs. But most hospitals received payments that exceeded their Medicare revenue loss during the first six weeks of the cyberattack, according to the study. Additionally, more than 300 hospitals didn’t participate in the relief program, even though they saw similar losses — and were more likely to be small and rural facilities.
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