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Hospira is voluntarily recalling two lots of naloxone hydrochloride injection, used to treat opioid overdoses, because they may contain particulate matter on the syringe plunger, the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday.
A Maine court yesterday ordered the state health commissioner to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by June 11 a state plan amendment ensuring Medicaid eligibility for qualified low-income residents as approved by voters in a state referendum last November.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released the first Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Scorecard, intended to drive improvement in state and federal alignment, beneficiary health outcomes and program administration.
Hospitals participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model vary with respect to a number of organizational characteristics.
Total reimbursement for brand-name prescription drugs in Medicare Part D increased 77% between 2011 and 2015, nearly six times faster than inflation, despite a 17% decrease in the number of prescriptions.
Medtronic has recalled more than 204,000 devices used to assist hospital and other patients with end-stage heart failure due to the potential for power source interruptions, the Food and Drug Administration reported Friday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Friday encouraged the private sector and others to prepare for the Atlantic hurricane season.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.12% in May to a seasonally adjusted 5,167,400 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security will host a webinar to help organizations understand and combat ransomware attacks.
Legacy medical devices are “a key vulnerability for hospitals and health systems,” related to cybersecurity, and device “manufacturers must support end-users in providing a secure environment for safe patient care,” AHA today told leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.