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The Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule that would ban most powdered medical gloves in the United States. According to the agency, aerosolized glove powder on natural rubber latex gloves can carry proteins that may cause respiratory allergic reactions, while powdered…
A record 17,057 U.S. medical school seniors were matched to first-year residency positions Friday through the National Resident Matching Program, 125 more than last year. A total of 27,860 first-year positions were offered, 567 more than last year. More than 96% of first-year positions were…
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy and legal activities impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac survey during a webinar on March 22 at 2 p.m. ET.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ request to delay the issuing of a final notice justifying cutting inpatient prospective payment system payments by 0.2% in conjunction with its two-midnight policy. CMS now has…
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a national strategy for improving pain care, which it called “the federal government’s first coordinated plan for reducing the burden of chronic pain that affects millions of Americans.” Developed by an interagency…
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a new diagnostic tool that can detect whether an individual is currently infected with chikungunya, dengue or Zika, instead of having to perform separate tests for each virus, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Out-of-pocket costs for people who qualify for reduced cost-sharing through the Health Insurance Marketplace vary substantially by health plan, according to a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund. People earning between 100% and 250% of the federal poverty level qualify for…
Georgia hospitals contributed $43.6 billion to the state’s economy in 2014, employing more than 160,000 people and indirectly supporting more than 364,000 jobs, according to a study released last week by the Georgia Hospital Association. Despite these contributions, the state’s…
The AHA today submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee several overarching recommendations for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and alternative payment models, which will affect Medicare physician fee schedule payments beginning in 2019 under the Medicare Access and CHIP…
The House Budget Committee last night voted 20-16 to approve a Republican budget plan for fiscal year 2017, which would reduce Medicare spending by $449 billion and Medicaid and other health care spending by $1.03 trillion over 10 years. All Democrats, joined by two Republicans, voted against…