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The World Health Organization said Friday that Zika virus is no longer a world health emergency, but remains “significant enduring public health challenge requiring intense action.” According to the organization, the virus, which is seasonal, and its effects “represent a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not finalize guidance related to laboratory developed tests, instead waiting to work with the next administration and Congress, according to multiple news reports. AHA has repeatedly urged the agency not to regulate LDTs as medical devices, as…
The prevalence of dementia in the U.S. declined between 2000 and 2012 from 11.6% to 8.8%, a relative decrease of about 24%, according to a study published online today in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from the University of Michigan compared data from the Health and Retirement Study, a large…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today published a proposed rule to limit states’ ability to increase or create new pass-through payments for hospitals, physicians or nursing homes under Medicaid managed care contracts. In a May final rule that modernized…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Dec. 12 update call on its reopened settlement offer for hospitals appealing denials of certain inpatient status claims. While similar to the agency’s 2014 settlement offer, this time CMS will provide partial payment equal to…
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants can begin the 24 hours of required training to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, the Department of Health and Human Services announced this week. HHS’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
Cancer will overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. by 2020 if trends continue, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using mortality data, population estimates and population projections, CDC researchers predicted age-…
While the number of potentially preventable deaths in the U.S. declined overall from 2010 to 2014, potentially preventable deaths from unintentional injuries increased 23%, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rise was largely driven by deaths related…
Between 2010 and 2014, obesity rates improved for low-income children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, falling from 15.9% to 14.5% among 2 to 4 year olds, according to new data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department…
The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development recently released a new skill-building platform for health care strategists. Based on skills and attributes outlined in the society report “Bridging Worlds: The Future Role of the Healthcare Strategist,” the SHSMD ADVANCE…