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Circuit court hears arguments in HHS challenge of Medicare appeals order
The U.S.
CMS to propose changes to enrollment in federally-facilitated SHOPs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
WHO investigating Ebola outbreak in Congo
The World Health Organization is investigating an Ebola outbreak in a remote northern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the eighth in the African nation since the virus was discovered t
CDC: Hepatitis C infections nearly triple over five years
The number of new hepatitis C infections reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Preve
England's National Health Service, others report ransomware attacks
Hospitals and other clinical services in England’s National Health Service today reported a ransomware attack, a type of cyberattack in which the actors demand the payment of ransom to regain
Anthem terminates agreement to acquire Cigna
Anthem is terminating its merger agreement with Cigna after a Delaware court denied the health insurer’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop Cigna from terminating the agreement.
President issues executive order on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure
President Trump yesterday issued an executive order
Governors urge Congress to quickly extend CHIP funding for five years
The nation’s governors yesterday urged Congress to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years, at the current enhanced federal matching rate.
Open Payments 2016 review and dispute period ends May 15
Physicians and teaching hospitals may review and dispute 2016 payments reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Open Payments program through May 15.
President names five to commission on opioid crisis
President Trump yesterday named to chair his
CDC webinar May 23 on resource management during infectious disease outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a May 23 webinar for hospital epidemiologists on resource management and priority setting during infectious disease outbreaks.
AHA, AONE celebrate the everyday heroes at America's hospitals
Hospital and nursing leaders today joined the AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) subsidiary for a
NIST issues draft guidance on securing wireless infusion pumps
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has released
CMS extends Medicaid home and community-based settings transition period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday exten
Senate confirms Gottlieb as FDA commissioner
The Senate yesterday voted 57-42 to approve President Trump’s nomination of Scott Gottlieb, M.D., as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Virginia hospitals report sharp decline in early elective deliveries
Hospitals and health systems participating in a Virginia collaborative to reduce early elective deliveries, which can increase health complications for babies, reduced non-medically necessary deliv
Hospitals boost Rhode Island economy by $7.6 billion
Hospitals in Rhode Island contributed more than $7.6 billion to the state's economy in 2015, according to a new
Schumer urges hospitals to mobilize grassroots efforts
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) today urged the hospital field to mobilize its employees in a grassroots effort to defeat the American Health Care Act, which recently passed the Hou
Panel: Hospital field needs regulatory relief
Hospitals and health systems are drowning in a sea of rules and regulations, but the prospects for immediate relief are uncertain, according to an expert panel yesterday at the AHA Annual Membershi
Stabenow urges hospital leaders to voice their concerns on Hill
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