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The House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 28-19 to approve the Common Sense Savings Act (H.R. 4725), legislation that would cut $30 billion in funding over 10 years from state Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Programs and the federal Prevention and Public Health fund. About $14鈥
Olympus Corporation of the Americas has issued revised manual reprocessing instructions for its TJF-160F and TJF-160VF duodenoscope models to replace those provided in the original device labeling, the Food and Drug Administration reports. Health care facilities using the duodenoscope models should鈥
The Food and Drug Administration Friday updated its policies and procedures for review of generic drugs to allow expedited review of applications for new 鈥渟ole-source鈥 generic drug products. These are drugs for which there is only one approved generic equivalent for a brand-name drug.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care, a version of the evidence-based program aimed at optimizing the use of evidence, information, people and resources to achieve the best outcomes for patients in settings such as primary, specialty and鈥
The Utah legislature last week approved legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility to about 16,000 low-income uninsured adults in fiscal year 2017. Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to sign the bill, which prioritizes individuals who are chronically homeless, in the criminal justice system but not鈥
The Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network, a forum initiated by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last March to advance health care payment models that promote quality and value, invites health care providers and others to submit ideas through Friday for panel鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week issued an appendix to the Quality Reporting Data Architecture Implementation Guide for hospitals and eligible professionals submitting electronic clinical quality measures to Medicare quality reporting programs for calendar year 2016.
The Veterans Choice Program is designed to help community providers care for veterans, but billing and payment issues can arise. Call 877-881-7618 for assistance.
Medicaid expansion in Colorado has added 31,074 jobs and $3.8 billion to the state鈥檚 economy in the two years since implementation, according to a study by the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University, released last week by the Colorado Health Foundation. By fiscal year 2034-鈥
Connecticut hospitals invested $1.5 billion in community benefit initiatives in 2014, according to a new report from the Connecticut Hospital Association. These include programs targeted to meet specific community needs, such as support services for patients with chronic conditions and young鈥