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Applications are Open for 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize
Hospitals and health systems are invited to apply for the 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes extraordinary health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in communities.
CMS Approves Medicaid Waivers; Clarifies Coverage of Certain Drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved for Oklahoma the first state Medicaid plan amendment to allow supplemental rebate agreements involving value-based purchasing arrangements with drug makers.
Senate Hearing Examines How to Reduce Health Care Costs
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the first in a series of hearings on how to reduce health care costs, which will examine administrative costs and waste, how to improve transparency, private sector solutions and other issues.
Five Key Issues to Improve Health, Improve Quality of Patient Experience and Lower Costs
There is a common theme among hospitals and health systems working to contain health care costs while also improving health outcomes: using medical resources more appropriately.
More Cyber Breaches Reported After WannaCry; Will Amazon Enter Medication Delivery?
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Challenges for doctors treating migrant children separated from their parents.
CDC: Fewer than 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Get Recommended Physical Activity
An estimated 23% of U.S. adults under age 65 met federal guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening leisure-time activity between 2010 and 2015.
GAO Recommends Stronger Oversight of 340B Contract Pharmacies
In a report issued today, the Government Accountability Office recommended that the Health Resources and Services Administration take additional steps to ensure contract pharmacies comply with 340B drug savings program requirements.
AHA Urges CMS to Expand Access to Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP Data
AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand the data it makes available through standard analytic files and to share currently available data on a timelier basis.
FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Advances in Senate
The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 30-1 to approve legislation that would provide $179.3 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2019.