The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule that creates a pathway for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals to increase access to emergency and outpatient care.
It is the first step in the implementation of a new pro…
More than 60 health leaders have joined a Biden Administration initiative in pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. This represents over 650 hospitals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which made the announ…
Healthcare tech consortium Synaptic Health Alliance has announced the addition of its newest member, ProCredEx, a blockchain health credentialing company.
The Alliance also announced the expansion of its provider data management initiative to Colorad…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case over whether pharmacy benefit managers must act in the interest of Employee Retirement Income Security Act self-funded plans by lowering drug costs.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an enhanced nationwide vaccination strategy against monkeypox.
The strategy will prioritize vaccines for areas with the highest numbers of cases, and provide guidance to state, territorial…
The federal government will do all it can to protect Americans’ reproductive rights but there is no “magic bullet” to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Health and Human Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Tuesday.
HHS will support acc…
E-prescribing software developer Dr. First has announced a free Huddle Health app that allows patients to receive and share their medical records.
The app allows users to collect and share records from their health history, including past and current m…
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has designed a new model aimed at improving cancer care for Medicare patients through enhanced services such as patient navigation, care planning and the collection of electronic patient-reported outcomes.
The heads of the Department of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury Departments have put health plans and issuers on alert over contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
The American Hospital Association’s reaction to Friday’s Roe v. Wade decision overturning close to 50 years of abortion rights was brief and lacking the emotion of other statements by health leaders.
