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The Department of Health and Human Services should collect and report hospital-specific data on all types of Medicaid payments for all hospitals that receive them, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended in its first annual report to Congress on the Medicaid…
The World Health Organization today declared Zika virus an international public health emergency. WHO also recommended enhanced surveillance, the development of new diagnostic tools and “aggressive measures” to reduce Zika infections, particularly among pregnant women and women of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended through Feb. 16 the deadline to respond to its Request for Information related to certification of health information technology, including electronic health record products used for reporting to CMS quality programs such as the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday extended the moratoria in certain counties on new home health agencies and ground ambulance suppliers in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The affected counties are in the Chicago, Detroit, Dallas,…
President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request – set for release on Feb. 9 – should protect access to health care services for seniors and the disabled by not including any further hospital payment reductions under Medicare, the AHA last week wrote the president.
Congress should adopt a single broad exception to federal fraud and abuse laws for financial relationships designed to foster collaboration, efficiencies and improvements in health care, AHA told leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would allow organizations approved as qualified entities to confidentially share or sell analyses of Medicare and private claims data to health care providers, employers and others to support improved care. The…
President Obama yesterday established a federal task force to recommend how to speed new treatments and a cure for cancer, an initiative announced in his recent State of the Union address. Chaired by Vice President Joe Biden and funded by the National Institutes of Health, the White House Cancer…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday posted to Home Health Compare the first star ratings for home health patients’ experience of care.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has updated its Opioid Overdose Toolkit. The publication offers information and resources to help first responders, prescribers, patients/families and community members prevent opioid overdose. According to the agency, more than 28,000…