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A new study adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that human insulins may result in similar clinical outcomes as higher cost insulin analogues for many patients with type 2 diabetes.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.36 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,214,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and…
A federal court should order the Department of Health and Human Services to "make whole" 340B hospitals that received reimbursement reductions resulting from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2018 outpatient prospective payment system rule, AHA and other hospital plaintiffs said…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General yesterday proposed excluding from safe harbor protection under the Anti-Kickback Statute rebates paid by prescription drug makers to pharmacy benefit managers, Medicare Part D plans and Medicaid managed care organizations.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy yesterday released its national drug control strategy, intended to guide federal efforts to reduce the availability and use of illicit drugs and barriers to substance use disorder treatment.
Opioid overdose deaths could reach 81,700 a year by 2025, and 700,400 over a decade, largely due to illicit opioids, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.
Hospitals participating in the Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or Promoting Interoperability Programs must submit data for at least four electronic clinical quality measures from any quarter of calendar year 2018 through the QualityNet secure portal by Feb. 28 to receive a full payment update in…
Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states, the organizations announced today.
A federal court should order the Department of Health and Human Services to “make whole” 340B hospitals that received reimbursement reductions resulting from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2018 outpatient prospective payment system rule, AHA and other hospital plaintiffs said…