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Eligible hospitals, clinics and other organizations may apply through June 10 for up to $725,000 each to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders in high-risk rural communities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will launch its revised claim-review demonstration for Medicare fee-for-service home health services June 1 in Illinois.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday launched a campaign to help Americans understand the importance of removing unused prescription opioids from their homes and properly disposing of them.
The AHA and the Puerto Rico Hospital Association today hosted a forum where hospital and health system leaders spotlighted the connection between quality improvement efforts and value.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting applications through June 24 to participate in its second cohort of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model.
The nation faces a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032.
Ten years from now, more than half of middle-income Americans aged 75 and older with mobility limitations or high health care and functional needs will not be able to afford to live in an independent- or assisted-living community or nursing home.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 695 cases of measles, the most since the virus was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today encouraged governors and state Medicaid directors to partner with the agency to better integrate care for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
The Food and Drug Administration today proposed reclassifying surgical staplers for internal use as moderate-risk rather than low-risk medical devices.