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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.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 2 issued a proposed rule that would update hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2027.
President Trump April 3 submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year 2027.
The Joint Commission March 30 announced it is launching outcomes-driven certifications, with the first focusing on perinatal care and cardiac surgeries and procedures.
Cases in the Utah measles outbreak have increased to 559, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services reported March 31.
Early-bird registration rates have been extended through April 3 for the AHA’s inaugural Healthier Together Conference.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates among all health care workers for the 2024-25 respiratory virus season was 76.3% and 40.2%, respectively, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released April 2.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 1 released a joint FAQ with the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management regarding their continued use of enforcement discretion for plan compliance under certain No Surprises Act provisions.