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The Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 15 issued a final rule extending certain telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for an additional year.
In this conversation, Jennifer Richards, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Jennifer Crawford, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, discuss the…
AHA Nov. 15 released a social media toolkit and graphics to help hospitals and health systems celebrate National Rural Health Day Nov. 21 and highlight through the week the unique challenges that rural communities face.
President-elect Donald Trump Nov. 14 announced that he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Government Accountability Office Nov. 14 released a report that determined the private health insurance market became increasingly concentrated from 2011-2022.
The AHA Nov. 13 released its 2025 Health Care Workforce Scan — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system employment, based on reports, studies and other data sources from leading organizations and researchers.
Kimberly Wozneak, national lead for age-friendly health systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how the Veterans Health Administration is weaving four foundational age-friendly principles into its care to support the growing number of aging veterans
Johnson & Johnson Nov. 12 filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration asking a federal court in Washington, D.C., to declare J&J’s proposed 340B rebate model legal and block the government’s attempts to prohibit…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 12 released a report on rural and urban disparities in care for Medicare beneficiaries. The report highlights differences in clinical care experiences, including how they vary by race and ethnicity, and historical trends in care quality for…
A United Nations Security Council meeting the week of Nov. 4 discussed ransomware and the severe impacts that cyberattacks can have on hospitals and health systems.