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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced final changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for calendar year 2017, which will increase payment rates in aggregate by a net 0.85%. When combined with expected growth in plan risk scores, CMS…
The Obama administration today released a final report projecting the impact of climate change on U.S. public health. The anticipated health risks include increased air pollution and allergens, premature deaths from extreme heat, Lyme disease, water-related illnesses and food contamination,…
Incorporating patient and family preferences and medical needs into Medicare’s five-star rating system for nursing homes results in substantially different rankings, according to a study reported today in Health Affairs.
The Food and Drug Administration today released preliminary recommendations for a coordinating center that will be charged with developing a national medical device evaluation system. The recommendations were developed by a planning board composed of representatives from federal agencies,…
The National Cancer Institute today announced a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientific experts, cancer leaders and patient advocates that will inform its goals for the vice president’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The panel will serve as a working group of the presidentially appointed…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Strategic National Stockpile last month began delivering an initial 5,000 Zika prevention kits to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa, and plans to distribute a second round of kits in the coming weeks, according to Stephen…
The World Health Organization today reported an Ebola death in Liberia, which it called the third “flare-up” of the disease since the nation’s outbreak was declared over last May. Guinea also is responding to a new cluster of cases, the agency said. WHO this week declared…
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.20% in March to a seasonally adjusted 5,039,700 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 10,200 more people than in February and 183,400 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will host a webinar on April 27 about building excellence in clinical learning environments for graduate medical education. The one-hour webinar begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. For more information or to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday recognized hospitals and health systems for implementing innovative and more effective ways to prevent venous thromboembolisms in the health care setting. Patients who are hospitalized, recovering from surgery or being treated for cancer…