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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar April 16 at 3 p.m. ET on Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule data collection, as new Protecting Access to Medicare Act private payer data reporting requirements for hospital outreach laboratories, independent laboratories…
Allison Sesso, president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, and Eva Stahl, vice president of policy, engagement and research at Undue Medical Debt, share how the organization has helped eliminate over $27 billion in patient debt and how hospitals are partnering with Undue Medical Debt to help relieve…
The Health Resources and Services Administration April 7 announced it will provide more than $135 million in funding to support nutrition and rural health workforce initiatives.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services April 8 issued guidance on implementing a provision within the reconciliation bill passed in July 2025 regarding federal matching funds for full Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for certain U.S. residents.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host its seventh annual CMS & Health Level Seven International Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Connectathon from July 14-16.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published April 7 found that 47.2% of all U.S. adults met federal guidelines for aerobic physical activity in 2024.
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering announced April 7 that registration has opened for the 2026 Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference, which will take place Aug. 2-5 in Minneapolis.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 6 released the Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement for calendar year 2027.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia March 31 vacated a Health Resources and Services Administration policy instituted in 2013 that restricted how certain 340B hospitals could make initial drug purchases.
The role of the chief medical officer is rapidly evolving as health care systems focus on the present and future.