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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today named the AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
Connecticut hospitals and health systems contributed $27.7 billion to the state and local economies in 2016, according to a new report by the Connecticut Hospital Association.
Walmart is in preliminary talks to buy health insurer Humana, according to people familiar with the matter.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar yesterday named former CVS Health executive Daniel Best as his senior advisor on drug pricing reform, and Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir, M.D., as his senior advisor on mental health and opioid policy.
Drug overdose deaths rose nearly 22% in 2016 to 63,632, two-thirds of which involved an opioid.
Nearly 16.4 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2018, increasing total enrollment in the programs by 29% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds yesterday signed legislation expanding access to mental health services in the state.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to April 3 at 8 p.m. ET the deadline for clinicians participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, including those participating in the Advancing Care Information performance category, to submit their 2017 performance data.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is expected to propose a further delay in the effective date of a final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers in the 340B drug savings program.
The Joint Commission yesterday issued a safety advisory for hospitals on preventing newborn falls.