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Americans across 43 states enrolled in health plans from the nation’s four largest commercial health insurers face potential disparities in finding in-network coverage for mental health care and substance use disorder treatment relative to physical health care, according to the Mental Health Parity…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an updated request for applications for the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design Model, or LEAD.
President Trump April 16 announced that Erica Schwartz, M.D., has been nominated for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. April 16 testified during two House hearings on the HHS fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, which requests $111.1 billion.
The Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group has released a guide on third-party artificial intelligence risk and AI supply chain transparency.
A Health Affairs report published April 6 examined how changes in patient cost-sharing liability can impact hospital finances. The study found that the combined inpatient and outpatient mean allowed amount per enrollee increased from $1,048 to $1,616 between 2012 and 2022 and annual mean…
The International Hospital Federation is accepting nominations for its 2026 awards through April 24. The IHF Awards honor excellence in hospitals and health care organizations globally. The awards will be presented Oct. 21 during the IHF’s World Hospital Congress in Seoul, South Korea.…
The AHA today announced that it will present Harsh K. Trivedi, M.D., president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt health system in Baltimore, with the 2026 Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award during a ceremony April 20 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mary Kate Daly, senior vice president and chief of community health of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, explains how long-term investments, powerful community partnerships and a first-of-its-kind community health…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 13 announced that more than 150 organizations have been accepted to participate in the launch of its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions Model, or ACCESS. T