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The Senate Finance Committee March 25 advanced Mehmet Oz’s nomination for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by a vote of 14-13.
Susan Monarez, acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been nominated to lead the agency, President Donald Trump announced March 24.
A KFF brief released March 24 compares the potential $880 billion in federal Medicaid cuts from the House-passed budget resolution to states' tax revenues, education spending and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered under the federal funding. The
The Department of Agriculture March 20 announced it will fund up to $100 million for projects exploring prevention, therapeutics, research and potential vaccines to treat bird flu.
A record 40,764 medical school seniors and graduates were matched to 43,237 U.S. residency positions offered, according to the National Resident Matching Program March 21.
An article in the latest edition of AHA's Trustee Insights explains why boards need to strengthen three key modes of governance — fiduciary, strategic and generative — to make smarter decisions and move from being good to great.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced that the effective date for the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine will be further delayed from March 21 to Dec. 31.
There are 378 confirmed cases of measles in 17 states across the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Becton, Dickinson and Company BD Alaris Systems Manager and BD Care Coordination Engine Infusion Adapters due to reports that customers using Systems Manager software who are also connected to the system’s CCE Infusion Adapter may…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice March 19 announced the release of two documents warning against unlawful discrimination related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.