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Hospitals and health systems added 20,500 jobs in June, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 372,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CMS and the CDC published a final rule that would update 1992 proficiency testing and referral requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced plans to make available an additional 144,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine used to combat monkeypox. The doses will begin shipping from the Strategic National Stockpile on July 11; they will be available to states and jurisdictions.…
The FDA granted full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young teens, covering the age group spanning 12 to 15 years old
CMS shared a suite of new resources that can be used to improve state and federal monitoring and oversight of managed care in Medicaid and CHIP.
The HRSA announced that it will delay the withdrawal of HPSAs designated as "proposed for withdrawal" by one year.
HHS through the HRSA is making more than $142 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 150 providers across the country.
Mount Sinai Health System in New York is the 2022 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winner.
CMS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation issued their report to Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced that it will delay indefinitely the payment penalty period of the Appropriate Use Criteria program for advanced imaging services. The program, which was set to potentially go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, requires imaging provider…