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CMS published a request in the Federal Register for information on the coordination of care from out-of-state providers for Medicaid-eligible children.
The Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions have led to historic reductions in racial disparities in access to health care since 2013, but progress has stalled since 2016, according to a study released by the Commonwealth Fund.
CMS rejected a request for a Section 1115 waiver to expand Medicaid coverage for air ambulance transportation to all Wyoming residents.
Cardinal Health continues to assess how many surgical gowns and procedure packs are affected by a quality issue at a contract manufacturing facility, but has placed a hold on potentially impacted lots as far back at September 2018 as a precaution, the company said during a Department of Health and…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended that Congress provide a 2% market-basket update for the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems in 2021.
In response to an outbreak in China caused by a new coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security announced screenings to detect ill travelers going through San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles airports.
The Department of Health and Human Services released for public comment a draft federal strategic plan for health information technology over the next five years, outlining federal goals and objectives to ensure that individuals have access to their electronic health information to manage their…
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity is accepting nominations through Feb. 25 for its 2020 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, which recognizes hospitals and health systems that have achieved a high level of success in advancing diversity, inclusion and equity.
Thirty-three state hospital associations filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to review this term an appeals court decision that held the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional.
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule intended to clarify the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in HHS programs, and HHS guidance for financial assistance with regard to faith-based organizations.