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The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that quality measures for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and alternative payment models for physicians align with national priorities for the entire health care system.
In a case that has ramifications for states’ efforts to create all-claims databases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 today that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempts a Vermont law requiring that claims from a self-funded employer plan be reported to the…
The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer require community providers in the Veterans Choice Program to submit a copy of a veteran’s medical record before paying for care, the agency announced today. VA said it has modified the Choice Program contract to facilitate the change.…
Under a proposed rule issued today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology would directly review certified electronic health record products and authorize EHR testing laboratories.
The Department of Health and Human Services seeks health care representatives to participate on a new Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, as called for in the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Nominations for membership should be sent to CyberTF@hhs.gov by 5 p.m. ET on…
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today announced the recipients of the 2016 Vista Awards, which will be presented to three hospital teams for construction, renovation and infrastructure projects that exemplify collaboration in creating optimal health care environments.…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 29 issued a final rule on the notice of benefit and payment parameters standards for health insurance issuers and the health insurance marketplaces in 2017.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule on the notice of benefit and payment parameters standards for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2017. The final rule sets forth provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance…
The Office of Management and Budget will accept comments through March 28 on proposed revisions to the template, glossary and other materials that health plans use to provide a summary of benefits and cost-sharing requirements to applicants and enrollees, the departments of Health and Human…
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Friday approved an emergency use authorization for a test that can detect Zika antibodies in the blood from about four days to 12 weeks after infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to distribute the test over two…