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The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice of public rulemaking to improve the exchange of patient records used in the treatment of substance use disorder.
Nearly 3.4 million people selected a 2023 health plan through the federally facilitated and state-based Marketplaces Nov. 1-19, CMS announced.
Hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations can sign up to host one or more interns for the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity鈥檚 2023 Summer Enrichment Program, which begins the first week of June and runs through mid-August.
AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the 2023 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Feb. 19-22 in San Antonio, designed to help rural health care leaders transform their organizations through a focus on value and innovation.
In a study of symptomatic adults tested for SARS-CoV-2 at U.S. pharmacies since Sept. 14, bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters provided additional protection compared with previous vaccination with two or more monovalent doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. The鈥
The Biden Administration today launched a six-week campaign to encourage Americans to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
North Dakota Health and Human Services has partnered with the North Dakota Hospital Association and other organizations to raise awareness about the life-changing impacts Medicaid has on people who qualify for the program.
The final rule published in August to implement the independent dispute resolution process under the No Surprises Act 鈥渇ollows neither the letter nor the intent of the law,鈥 leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee Friday told the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the鈥
Philips has reported two potential issues with Respironics Trilogy ventilators that were recalled in June 2021 and reworked, the Food and Drug Administration announced last week. The silicone sound abatement foam used to replace the polyester-based polyurethane foam may separate from the plastic鈥
The Department of Justice, joined by Minnesota and New York, plans to appeal a federal court decision allowing UnitedHealth Group to proceed with its proposal to acquire Change Healthcare, according to a notice filed Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.