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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the expansion of its effort to provide viewable, downloadable county-level data on health-related outcomes and chronic disease prevalence.
More than 3.8 million people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 to Dec. 5, including more than 915,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a request for applications from Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans to participate in the Value-Based Insurance Design Model, including its hospice benefit component, in calendar year 2022.
President-elect Joe Biden nominated former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. McDonough also previously served the Obama administration as deputy national security advisor.
The Health Resources and Services Administration released its long-awaited final rule implementing an Affordable Care Act requirement that the agency establish a process to resolve disputes between 340B covered entities and drug manufacturers.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights released a proposed rule that would modify HIPAA privacy standards for individually identifiable health information.
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting some individuals and communities much more than others, population health tools are more important than ever.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized LabCorp’s Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use by adults without a prescription.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated its FAQs regarding coverage, billing and payment for monoclonal antibody therapies used to treat COVID-19.
The Department of Defense announced a phased plan for the distribution and administration of initial and subsequent COVID-19 vaccine allocations to populations of DoD uniformed service members, including members of the National Guard; dependents; retirees; civilian employees; and select DoD…