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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims this week ordered the federal government to reimburse insurers about $1.6 billion for unpaid cost-sharing reductions provided through the health insurance exchanges in 2017 and 2018.
The AHA has formed a strategic alliance with digital health consultant AVIA to help the hospital and health system field accelerate its digital transformation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will accept applications for the Kidney Care Choices model through Jan. 22, the agency said today.
The Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday published a proposed rule implementing provisions of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery Treatment for Patients and Communities Act that require the agency to limit production quotas for five opioid substances vulnerable…
Medicaid policies to manage and control medication-assisted treatment vary widely by state, according to a report to Congress by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded $319 million in fiscal year 2019 funding to support scholarship and loan repayment for medical, dental and behavioral health clinicians and students who serve in underserved rural, urban and tribal communities through the National…
The House Ways and Means Committee last night voted 24-17 to approve a revised version of the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act.
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered two health systems and five health insurance companies to provide data for a study on the effects of certificates of public advantage on health care prices, quality, access and innovation; and the impact of hospital consolidation on employee wages.
Unless overturned, a recent Court of Appeals decision in a False Claims Act case “may force hospitals to adopt fundamental changes to their compensation practices at significant cost and loss of productivity.”
Between one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians experience burnout and addressing the epidemic requires systemic changes by health care organizations, educational institutions and all levels of government.