HCA Florida Healthcare says construction is now underway on the new $231 million HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital, the latest hospital planned as part of HCA’s planned expansion across the state.
Community and hospital leaders kicked off the project Th…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced an extension of unwinding flexibilities for states to protect coverage for people and families enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the formation of the Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC), which will guide the division’s enforcement strategy and policy approach in healthcare.
This will include …
Digital health startup Ovatient, which was formed in 2022 through a partnership between Cleveland-based MetroHealth System and South Carolina-based MUSC Health, has launched a new virtual care platform aimed at MetroHealth patients.
An estimated 80 million people in this country suffer from some type of allergy and up to 40% of Americans have environmental allergies caused by substances such as hay fever, pet dander and dust mites.
These common conditions can often be treated by o…
The House Ways and Means Committee has passed telehealth legislation to preserve flexibilities for virtual care introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing a new mandatory model geared at improving access for kidney transplant patients, with the goal of helping hospitals increase the quality of the transplants they perform.
The Increasing Organ T…
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with the Catholic Medical Association, is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over a new rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act meant to protect against discrimination against LGBTQ…
Steward Health Care will sell all of its 31 hospitals, according to documents submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Tuesday.
Rural health clinics seeking Medicare reimbursement can now do so via a new accreditation program from the Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission was granted the authority by CMS this week.
