October 2023

Michael J. Dowling, President & CEO, Northwell Health – Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 It’s no secret that Americans are increasingly being exposed to rising levels of rudeness, hostility, a lack of civility and decency in our day-to-day lives. So many of our so-called leaders contribute to the regression — headline-seeking politicians, narcissistic CEOs and media

Erica Carbajal “If you see something, say something.” It’s a phrase familiar to front-line staff who hospitals and health systems in large part rely on to report safety risks and events, but in many cases, a key component is missing: Training. Those who work outside of healthcare quality may assume such training for front-line staff

Jakob Emerson – Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 From Walmart and UnitedHealth Group to Instacart and Alignment Healthcare, these are six grocery companies that have launched co-branded Medicare Advantage plans with payers in the last two years: Grocery delivery company Instacart is launching a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan in 2024 with Alignment Healthcare in 13 counties

Mariah Taylor Starting Oct. 1, CMS began allowing public and private insurers to pay “street medicine” providers for services delivered where homeless people might be staying, KFF Health News reported Oct. 16. Previously, these providers could not be paid by most Medicaid programs for their services if they were not delivered in traditional medical facilities.

Molly Gamble Healthcare moving out of hospitals has been forecasted for the past decade with the certainty of death and taxes. But it’s brick-and-mortar infrastructure that continues to raise big questions and pivots for health system strategy, at least for now. If one isn’t careful, the futuristic outlook for hospital at home and telehealth can