Institutions of higher education play a key role in addressing disparities caused by nursing shortages, according to Anne Heyen, an assistant teaching professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and lead author of a new study looking at shortages in…
Physicians are looking for guidance on telehealth, including updated regulatory and reimbursement policy.
Hospital claim denial rates have hit new highs, with a 20% increase in those rates over the past five years, suggesting that better claims denial management processes are necessary, finds a new survey from research firm Harmony Healthcare.
Drawing from the American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden’s administration is setting aside more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development and manufacturing of antiviral medicines. The move is part of what the Biden Administration is ca…
ACA’s “improbable rescue” is the “third installment of epic Affordable Care Act trilogy,” says Justice Samuel Alito, writing the minority decision.
A federal court this week denied a request from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to nix a lawsuit from drugmaker AstraZeneca over the 340B drug discount program. The court said HHS’ position that the 340B statute requires drug manufactu…
As part of the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is establishing an $80 million Public Health Informatics and Technology Workforce Development Pr…
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in a decision released this morning.
The Republican state plaintiffs, led by Texas, have failed to show they have standing to attack as unconstitutional the ACA’s minimum es…
More than half of executives believe startups will lead the way in driving technology innovation, facilitated by government policies and regulations.
COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower among Blacks and Hispanics than for other groups, and will likely remain lower even after the country has met its vaccination goals, which could lead to widening disparities and hamper recovery from the pandemic, new
