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CMS finalizes rule to expand access to health information; improve the prior authorization process
January 19, 2024
The final rule modernizes the health care system and reduces patient and provider burden by streamlining the prior authorization process.
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'Exceed our expectations': agreement between two Omaha health organizations frees bed space at hospital
January 19, 2024
A partnership to free up hospital beds brought Nebraska Medicine and the Douglas County Health Center together. The health center is taking long-term care patients, so the Med Center has beds for those who need more intense care.
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AHA kicks off 2023 #forevergrateful campaign to show appreciate for hospital and health care workers
December 1, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, AHA is leading an effort to express a profound appreciation for the hospitals and health care workers who show up to care for patients and communities day after day.
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Medical Care Advisory Committee seeking Nebraska hospital members to participate
December 1, 2023
The Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC) is a group including Medicaid beneficiaries, advocates, and providers that works together to make recommendations to the Medicaid program.
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What rural health providers want from Washington
October 16, 2023
Driving the news: When the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee last month put out a call for ideas on shoring up rural America's fraying health care system, rural providers came prepared.
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A mobile clinic parked at Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care
October 16, 2023
On a hot July morning, customers at the Dollar General along a two-lane highway northwest of Nashville didn't seem to notice signs of the chain store's foray into mobile health care."
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Top critical access hospitals announced
October 10, 2023
The 20 highest-ranked critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country, as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
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Fischer welcomes NHA and NeRHA announcement on Rural Veteran Referral Program
October 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) and the Nebraska Rural Health Association (NeRHA) announced a new pilot program aimed at helping rural Nebraska veterans access health care.
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MLH home care services director testifies before Senate Finance Committee
October 10, 2023
HASTINGS — The Mary Lanning Healthcare Home Care Services Director recently testified in Washington, D.C., concerning the effects of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health payment cuts.
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