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The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust’s Hospital Improvement Innovation Network Aug. 27 at 12 p.m. ET will host a webinar on preventing violence in the workplace.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today in a letter to state Medicaid directors outlined its current policies related to budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects authorized under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act and provided states insights into the agency’s…
The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury today approved a Section 1332 waiver for Maryland to implement a five-year reinsurance program for its individual health insurance market beginning in 2019.
The Food and Drug Administration today awarded a contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop evidence-based guidelines for appropriate opioid analgesic prescribing for acute pain resulting from specific conditions or procedures.
In 2016, the difference between the amount that the Medicare drug benefit program reported spending on 29 brand-name combination medications and the estimated spending for generic constituents for the same number of doses was $925 million.
The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. ET will host a webinar highlighting emerging trends, case studies and best practices for providing supportive services to individuals with disabilities who are at risk or currently experiencing human…
The Hospital Council of Northern and Central California has selected Bryan Bucklew as its new president and CEO. Bucklew has led the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association in Ohio since 2005.
Hospitals, health systems and health care organizations can register today to participate as a host site for the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s Fall Enrichment Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today awarded $8.6 million to 30 states and the District of Columbia to provide state insurance regulators with the opportunity to enhance states’ ability to strengthen their health insurance markets through innovative measures.
The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 17 issued a safety alert after reviewing the final results from a post-approval study conducted by SynCardia Systems for their Temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) Companion 2 Driver System.