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Achieving the U.S. goal of reducing new HIV infections by 90% over 10 years will require accelerated efforts to diagnose, treat and prevent HIV, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced a $20 million investment through the Addiction Medicine Fellowship program to increase access to board-certified addiction professionals who are practicing in underserved, community-based settings that integrate behavioral health with…
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published today in JAMA Pediatrics reveals that nearly one in five adolescents aged 12-18 years, and one in four young adults aged 19-34 years, are living with prediabetes, a health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Dec. 3 call at 1:30 p.m. ET on its final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates effective Jan. 1, 2021.
A federal judge in Oregon yesterday granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking, until litigation is resolved, a presidential proclamation requiring most individuals seeking to enter the United States via an immigrant visa to have approved health insurance coverage within 30 days of entry.
U.S. life expectancy increased by almost 10 years between 1959 and 2016, but the increase slowed before reversing in 2014 as deaths from drug overdoses, suicides and various organ system diseases rose among working-age adults.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Dec. 3 call on its final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates effective Jan. 1, 2021.
CMS is accepting applications to participate in the Primary Care Initiative’s professional and global direct contracting options in calendar year 2020.
Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for the 2018 reporting period can apply through Dec. 2 for a hardship exception to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment.
More than 900,000 veterans used the Department of Veterans Affairs’ telehealth services in fiscal year 2019.