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Average life expectancy at birth increased 0.4 years for black men, 0.2 years for Hispanic women and 0.1 years for Hispanic men in 2014, but declined 0.1 years for white women, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This is the first time in…
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta received a Medical Innovation Award last month at the Nuclear Industry Summit for its efforts to help reduce radiological threats. The hospital recently replaced a blood irradiator containing Cesium-137, a radiological source that could be used to create a dirty…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will delay until at least July 2016 the release of overall hospital quality “star ratings” on its Hospital Compare website. The ratings were originally scheduled to be released April 21.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today held the second in a series of hearings on implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, with a focus on physician efforts to prepare for the Medicare payment reforms.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health today released data detailing the quality of care received by people with Medicare Advantage by racial or ethnic group.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, yesterday announced an initiative that will fund research on disparities in surgical care and outcomes for disadvantaged populations.
UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest private insurer, next year plans to exit most of the 34 states where it offers plans in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces, the company announced today. “The smaller overall market size and shorter term, higher risk…
Two-hundred and twenty-five House lawmakers April 18 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay the April 21 release of the overall hospital quality star ratings in order “to provide the necessary time to more closely examine the star rating methodology, analyze its…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 18 proposed an inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2017 that removes its controversial 0.2% inpatient payment cut on hospitals. The AHA called the decision “an important…