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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday launched a campaign to help Americans understand the importance of removing unused prescription opioids from their homes and properly disposing of them.
The AHA and the Puerto Rico Hospital Association today hosted a forum where hospital and health system leaders spotlighted the connection between quality improvement efforts and value.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting applications through June 24 to participate in its second cohort of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model.
The nation faces a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032.
Ten years from now, more than half of middle-income Americans aged 75 and older with mobility limitations or high health care and functional needs will not be able to afford to live in an independent- or assisted-living community or nursing home.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 695 cases of measles, the most since the virus was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today encouraged governors and state Medicaid directors to partner with the agency to better integrate care for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
The Food and Drug Administration today proposed reclassifying surgical staplers for internal use as moderate-risk rather than low-risk medical devices.
The Montana legislature last week passed legislation funding Medicaid coverage for low-income adults for six more years.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 3.2 percent in FY 2020, compared to FY 2019, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality…