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Elizabeth Richter will serve as acting CMS administrator
The career civil servant will lead the massive federal agency until President Joe Biden announces his permanent pick for CMS' helm.
As virus surges, states reporting shortages of vaccine
A number of states are reporting they are running out of vaccine, and tens of thousands of people who managed to get appointments for a first dose are seeing them canceled.
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FCC Chairman Pai on funding telehealth, 5G and the digital divide
New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
A new CDC director is arriving to a mammoth task: reasserting the agency while the pandemic is in its deadliest phase yet and the nation's largest-ever vaccination campaign is wracked by confusion and delays.
Coronavirus outbreak: California reports 2nd highest daily deaths
Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry.
Ohio pharmacy suspended after 890 vaccine doses wasted
A pharmacy responsible for distributing the coronavirus vaccine to Ohio nursing homes failed to document storage temperatures for leftover shots, resulting in 890 doses being wasted.
Former Alabama lawmaker Ed Henry pardoned by Trump
Thermo Fisher Scientific to pay $550M to acquire Mesa Biotech
Mesa Biotech will become part of Thermo Fisher's Life Sciences Solutions business segment.
CMS finalizes blood-based colon cancer screening coverage
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Surgeon General calls on businesses to invest in community health
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Providers await new HHS coronavirus grant reporting deadline
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Nursing home employment continues free fall, industry prepares for worker exodus
Louisiana gets reports vaccine providers are discriminating
Louisiana's chief public health officer warned hospitals, pharmacies and clinics that they should not be steering their coronavirus vaccine doses solely to their own patients.
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Momentum grows to outsource hospital tech functions in 2021
Carilion Clinic, CoxHealth and Geisinger Health are among the systems outsourcing such technology services as support, cybersecurity and data management.
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Hospital M&A activity rebounds in Q4
Nearly 30 announced hospital deals in the fourth quarter signaled that hospital executives are more comfortable with the virtual due diligence process and that finances have stabilized, M&A experts said.
The Check Up: Chip Kahn of the Federation of American Hospitals
Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, talked with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock about what the industry can expect during the early days of the Biden administration.
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Revamp of the nation's vaccination effort may not be enough
Public health experts are not uniformly backing the Biden administration’s plans to speed up mass vaccination efforts after missteps that have slowed the rollout.
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CMS will raise Medicare Advantage plan payments by 4.08% in 2022
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A peek behind the curtain on hospital prices
The newly public price information could shake the industry, equipping insurers and large employers to drive harder bargains with hospitals. Savings eventually could filter down to patients through lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
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Hospitals, drug companies strive to stand out virtually at JPM
This year's popular J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference was held virtually, which means companies didn't get their usual face time with investors. Instead, they tried to stand out virtually.
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Providence names new chief financial officer
Wisconsin's top health official departing for federal job
Andrea Palm will work to fulfill Biden's pledge to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and speed up the rate of vaccinations.