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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Jan. 9 released a final rule that partially rescinds a sweeping 2019 rule that was held unlawful by three federal district courts.
In updated guidance for makers of medical devices labeled as sterile, the Food and Drug Administration Jan. 8 listed vaporized hydrogen peroxide as an established sterilization method for medical devices.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Jan. 8 appointed as chief competition officer Stacy Sanders, who currently oversees the department's implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care initiatives, policies to promote health care competition and other Medicare work.…
Commenting Jan. 8 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed standards for qualified health plans offered through the health insurance marketplaces for 2025, AHA said it supports the agency’s efforts to strengthen network adequacy standards, standardize and streamline marketplace…
As the first of two deadlines to fund the federal government approaches Jan. 19, the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care yesterday launched a television ad on network and cable news shows urging Congress to reject Medicare cuts to hospitals and health systems already pushed to the brink by…
Learn about UnitedHealthcare's clarification on the hospital services review process for Medicare Advantage plans. Stay up-to-date.
At least 91% of hospitals had posted a machine-readable file containing rate information by the end of 2023, according to a new analysis by Turquoise Health.
In this podcast sponsored by Valor Performance, experts from Kaiser Permanente and Mass General Brigham share innovative workforce approaches to help clinicians thrive professionally and personally.
In separate calls Jan. 4 with subscribers, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings both maintained a gloomy outlook for the not-for-profit hospital sector in 2024.
The AHA Jan. 5 filed its opening brief in its lawsuit challenging a December 2022 rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that restricts the use of standard third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on portions of hospitals’ public-facing…