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CMA, AMA urge court to uphold prohibition on non-physicians’ use of ‘doctor’
The California Medical Association and the American Medical Association have filed a joint amicus curiae brief defending a California law that prohibits the use of the term “doctor,” or the prefix “Dr.”, by anyone other than California-licensed allopat…
RSV on the rise in the Southeast, says CDC
Respiratory syncytial virus activity is on the rise in the Southeast, and with numbers ticking up over recent weeks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that numbers are likely to rise nationally over the next several months.
Walgreens to offer OTC Narcan nasal spray this month
In an effort to increase access to naloxone, Walgreens has said that over-the-counter (OTC) NARCAN nasal spray will be available at its stores and online this month, with nationwide availability beginning today.
This follows the U.S. Food and Drug Admi…
Nurses largely content, but need improvement in onboarding, career development
About two-thirds of nurses say they’re satisfied with their career, with eight in 10 saying they’re likely to stay in healthcare. But according to a new Jarrard survey, there’s room for improvement, particularly when it comes to onboarding and career d…
Medicare Advantage growth fueled by people switching from original Medicare
Medicare Advantage has steadily grown in popularity and now covers slightly more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, and one of the drivers of this growth has been people switching from traditional Medicare, especially younger and healthier patien…
New FDA program incentivizes drugmakers to invest in quality measures
Quality issues are still the number one reason for drug shortages, and in an effort to address this, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is debuting a quality management maturity (QMM) program intended to incentivize drugmakers to invest in quality m…
California health system pays $5 million for alleged Medicaid false claims
Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), a California healthcare system that operates multiple providers including a hospital and several clinics, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the California …
Humana to provide in-home primary care through CenterWell business
CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a Humana-owned primary care business focused on seniors, said this week it will start offering in-home primary care services to seniors who seek care at certain facilities in Louisiana and Georgia.
The new program, Prima…
HHS proposes minimum staffing standards for nursing homes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has issued a proposed rule that seeks to establish comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes – including, for the first time, national…
CMS prods states to examine auto-renewal as possible cause of Medicaid disenrollments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent a letter to Medicaid directors in all 50 states directing them to determine whether they have an eligibility systems issue that could cause people, especially children, to be disenrolled from Medi…
