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Workforce Pell: A Lifeline for the Front Lines

Allied health roles are notoriously difficult to fill, but relief is coming next year in the form of expanded Pell Grants.

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Moving Beyond SWOT in Health Equity

In a health equity assessment, your only real "competition" is the status quo – so you need to think differently about your SWOT

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When Will PE Give Up on Physician Practices?

New research suggests that PE firms don't know how to make money on physician groups. Here's what that means for provider planning.

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Healthcare Workforce Development: Learning from Bloomberg

Student debt is a big hurdle to healthcare workforce development, but Bloomberg Philanthropies is betting that it doesn't have to be.

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Medicare (Dis)Advantage: Hospital Observation Downgrades

Research shows that observation status is much more common under Medicare Advantage – bad news for patients and hospitals alike.

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Hospital Operating Margins in Limbo as Investments Drive Profitability

Hospital operating margins are highly uncertain, even as investment income provides an illusion of financial wellbeing.

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Medicare (Dis)Advantage: DRG Downgrades

MA plans are using millions of DRG downgrades as a "backdoor" tool for cutting hospital payments. Here are 3 ways to fight back.

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