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The American Heart Association (AHA)'s new scientific statement advocates a more personalized approach to managing high blood pressure in patients who are hospitalized. By introducing revised ...

The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient facilities, per a 2026 hospital payment rule finalized Friday. The ...

As healthcare’s ambulatory boom accelerates, hospitals are preparing to care for more medically complex patients. Outpatient care volumes are expected to rise by 18% over the next decade, while ...

Observation status means you are still an outpatient, even if you stay in the hospital overnight. Some health plans—including Medicare—have different cost-sharing for inpatient and outpatient ...

The AHA Sept. 15 urged Aetna to rescind its recently announced “level of severity inpatient payment” policy, saying that it “could erode the transparency consumers rely on to make informed decisions ...

This survey looks at the experiences of people who stayed at least one night in hospital as an inpatient. People were eligible to take part in the survey if they stayed in hospital for at least one ...

Aetna is rolling out a new inpatient reimbursement policy for its Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plans, effective Nov. 15. “Our goal is simple: We want to help you get reimbursed faster for ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. The Trump administration is opening the floodgates for more surgeries to be done in outpatient ...

CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only ...