The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today unveiled its Hospice Compare website, which initially shows how more th
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently agreed to allow the New Hamp
The adolescent death rate from drug overdoses increased to 3.7 per 100,000 in 2015 after gradually declining to 3.1 from a high of 4.2 per 100,000 in 2007, according to a new
Limited evidence suggests that cannabis may alleviate neuropathic pain in some patients, but insufficient evidence exists for other types of chronic pain, according to a
Terry Horton, M.D., saw an opportunity for early intervention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would
If federal payments to reduce out-of-pocket costs for low-income individuals purchasing coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces were to end, premiums for silver-level plans would be 20%
Acute-care hospitals will be required to report on at least four, rather than six, self-selected electronic clinical quality measures for ORYX performance measure reporting in calendar year 2017, t
Antidepressant use by Americans aged 12 and older increased 65% between 1999 and 2014, according to a report rel
The AHA will host a two-part webinar Aug.
President Trump Saturday signed into law legislation providing $2.1 billion in f
Rugby Laboratories, Major Pharmaceuticals and Leader Brands have recalled all liquid drug and dietary supplement products manufactured by PharmaTech LLC due to potential contamination with the bact
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued several Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
An estimated 1.2% of Americans, including 3 million adults and 470,000 children, had active epilepsy in 2015, according to a new
Hospitals and health systems can submit applications through Oct. 1 for the AHA’s 2018 Quest for Quality Prize.
The deadline for filing final rates for 2018 plans on the Health Insurance Marketplaces in most states is being pushed back nearly three weeks to Sept.
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services will bear a “heavy burden to demonstrate the existence of an impossibility” notes today’s
President Trump yesterday said the opioid epidemic was a national emergency, and he is instructing the administration to use all appropriate emergency and other authorities to respond to the crisis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released updated reports h
The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee seeks input through Aug. 25 on how Congress can reduce legislative and regulatory burdens on Medicare providers.