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Georgia plans to ask CMS for a Section 1115 waiver to allow 408,000 low-income adults who work, train, pursue educational opportunities or volunteer for at least 80 hours per month to “earn access” to employer-sponsored health insurance or Medicaid.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule that increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating physician fee schedule rates very slightly in calendar year 2020 — increasing the conversion factor by 5 cents.
Acute-care hospitals reduced Clostridium difficile infections by 12%, central line-associated bloodstream infections by 9% and catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 8% in 2018.
President Trump today announced his intention to nominate Stephen Hahn, M.D., to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
Georgia will pursue a Section 1332 waiver to launch a state reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market; offer subsidies for health plans purchased directly from insurers and brokers; and allow employers to offset the cost for employees who purchase coverage through HealthCare.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 1,888.
Opioid overdose death rates increased for nearly all racial and ethnic groups in metropolitan areas between 2015 and 2017.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.04% in October to a seasonally adjusted 5,270,600 people.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its home health prospective payment system final rule with comment period for calendar year 2020.