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The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today officially withdrew its proposal t
More than 704,000 people arrived alive at a hospital emergency department for treatment of a firearm-related injury between 2006 and 2014, resulting in an annual financial burden of $2.8 billi
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should continue to work with national standards body X12 to include the new unique device identifier on its next version of health care claims forms
Area hospitals treated victims from a mass shooting at an outdoor concert last night in Las Vegas that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released additional
The Department of Veterans Affairs today published a proposed rule that would allow any VA health care p
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released premi
President Trump Friday named Don Wright,
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday annou
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued recommendations to help health car
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today deactivated its emergency operations center for Zika virus.
AHA has activated The Care Fund to provide support to hospital employees in Puerto Rico who experienced significant property loss or damage from any natural disasters like the recent Hurricanes Irm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week launched Rx Awareness, a communications campaign to educate the public about the risks associated with prescription opioids to prevent misuse and overdose.
Two hundred twenty-one members of the House of Representatives today urged congressional leaders to delay for at least two more years cuts to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of Medica
Two hundred twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to abandon its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs
The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed to July 1, 2018 the e
An estimated 92% of hospital workers report receiving a flu vaccine for the 2016-17 flu season, compared with 76% of ambulatory care workers and 68% of long-term care workers, according to a
A bipartisan group of 228 House lawmakers yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to abandon its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare in October.