The Digital Health Center of Excellence's goal is to provide manufacturers, FDA staff and others with resources to help speed development of safe digital technologies.
Medicare's prior authorization model for non-emergency, scheduled patient transports via ambulance saved the government approximately $650 million over four years. Now it will expand nationwide.
Independence Health Group said Gregory Deavens, the company's executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will become president and CEO after Daniel Hilferty retires at the end of 2020.
The funding should help deliver home visiting services to pregnant women and parents with young children, and boost state efforts to improve maternal health.
Rural healthcare providers say new federal family and sick leave rules will make it more difficult to provide care for patients during the pandemic.
With Medicaid enrollment snowballing and tax revenue falling off a cliff, states are cutting provider rates to reduce their Medicaid spending and balance their budgets.
The Supreme Court vacancy introduces more uncertainty into how the justices will determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Insurers adamantly oppose the legislation, which has slim chances in the Senate.
Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry.
In Episode #8 of Next Up, Dr. Vivian Pinn, the first full-time director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health talks to us about her path to leadership and what she would tell her 40-year-old self about making it into healthcare senior leadership roles.
The program, which is overseen by the city’s public health system NYC Health + Hospitals, relies on about 4,000 New Yorkers from a variety of neighborhoods contacting those who test positive for COVID-19.
The pandemic has prompted many physician groups to consider taking on risk, including capitated payments. Experts say there are regulatory, logistical hurdles to consider.
Industry leaders are watching for details to emerge on policy initiatives that could reshape payment, coverage and overall operations in the coming years.
As Nov. 3 draws closer, healthcare issues are weighing on voters’ minds. But recent polling shows a big gap between Biden, Trump supporters on healthcare and the pandemic.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The wisdom of his words has been laid bare in the U.S. over the last several months.
Democrats believe every single person in this country should have quality, affordable health coverage. We just have a few different ideas on how to get there.
