CMS is threatening to strip states of their nursing home inspection funding as many aren't ensuring the facilities meet federal infection control standards. That could include cutting some funding.

Experts convened by HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology clashed over the role a national patient identifier could play in improving patient-matching among healthcare organizations.

As cities across the U.S. shut down access into and out of downtown areas in response to protests over the death of George Floyd, access to hospitals is being limited for medical staff and patients.

Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare plans to buy two behavioral health hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Wellbridge.