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U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras will hear arguments Dec.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week is expected to release in its MLN Connects newsletter a notification requesting that hospitals review Worksheet S-10 data to ensure cost repor
Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the 2016 reporting period can apply through Nov.
The Federal Communication Commission today released a draft notice of proposed rulemaking and order that
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today anno
Nearly 2.3 million people selected a 2018 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov.
Hospital emergency department visits for self-inflicted injury increased 8.4% per year among females aged 10-24 between 2009 and 2015, with the largest annual increase (18.8%) among girls aged 10 t
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating serious adverse events involving Limbrel, a capsule being marketed as a medical food to manage the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthrit
The Arizona Supreme Court last week upheld a 2013 state law expanding Me
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued final M
More than 1 million Americans died from drug overdoses, alcohol and suicides between 2006 and 2015, and another 1.6 million could die over the next decade if the trend continues, according to a
Health care facilities can download a new Food and Drug Administration
Many health care providers do not support using text messaging for medical orders, according to a survey
The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development last week released its latest report on the e
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation should apply certain principles to all of its projects and models, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today, responding to the age
The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $24 in calendar year 2018, to $1,340, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
An estimated 28.8 million U.S.
Tony Price frequently visited the emergency department (ED) at Sacramento, Calif.-based Dignity Health while he was living on the streets.
The Senate Finance Committee last night voted 14-12 along party lines to approve the chairman’s mark of legislation to reform the tax code, which includes a provision to repeal enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that most individuals have health insurance.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., today reviewed actions the age