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The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to direct Medicare Administrative Contractors to quickly review hospital applications for the mid-build exception to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and notify hospitals whether they have been granted the…
The Federal Communication Commission today agreed to issue a proposed rule that would update its Rural Health Care Program to meet the growing demand for broadband telehealth services. The agency also approved an order waiving the RHC Program’s annual cap for 2017 and allowing unused funds from…
A committee created by the 21st Century Cures Act to better coordinate federal efforts to address serious mental illness and emotional disturbance today released its recommendations to Congress and federal agencies.
Nearly 4.7 million people selected a 2018 health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 1 and Dec. 9, including more than 1 million last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported yesterday. About 70% of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were new…
No child is too young to avoid being scarred by domestic violence or abuse, says Cynthia Arreola, who manages New York Presbyterian Hospital’s program for treating the youngest victims of abuse.“We know even when very young children are exposed to traumatic events, the effects can be harmful and…
AHA today urged Congress and the administration to take immediate action to rein in the rising cost of drugs, including passing the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act and H.R. 4392.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a memo clarifying its ligature risk policy, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others. The agency expects to release comprehensive guidance for state survey agencies and accrediting…
The Federal Communications Commission and National Cancer Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding that will focus on how increasing broadband access and adoption can improve the lives of rural cancer patients. As an inaugural project, the agencies have convened a public-private…
The AHA today released a suite of resources to help post-acute care providers prepare for Medicare’s new payment program for clinicians under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. From an on-demand webinar outlining the most salient issues for PAC providers to a quality measure…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held the third in a series of bipartisan hearings on how to make prescription drugs more affordable, which focused on recent recommendations from a National Acade