We explain the role of Medicaid for hospitals, including how much spending on hospital care comes from Medicaid, the share of births covered by the program, and how Medicaid expansion has impacted hospital finances.
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts, who said the project was in early stages, relied on old technology, and was just one of more than 200 such efforts. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifted the money from…
Employers should review their contracts, conduct claims analyses and more to meet their fiduciary responsibility, according to one expert. The post 7 Things Employers Should Be Doing to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duty appeared first on MedCity News.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker
Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, ASTP with the Department of Health and Human Services, will speak at INVEST, MedCity’s annual investor conference in Chicago, May 20-21. Register today! The post HHS Health IT Innovation Exec Joins INVEST Agenda at Critical Time for the Department appeared first on MedCity News.
Providence Health Plan and the American Heart Association will create blood pressure programs in 20 community organizations and clinics over three years. The post Providence Health Plan, American Heart Association Launch Cardiovascular Health Initiative appeared first on MedCity News.
President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has fed calves on camera to tout the health wonders of bovine colostrum on behalf of one purveyor in which he has a financial stake. Janette Nesheiwat, the potential surgeon general,…
This policy watch examines the impact of federal staff cuts and HHS restructuring on the nation’s HIV response.
To avoid adding to the patchwork of disparate systems, healthcare leaders must balance their workforce’s eagerness to adopt new technologies with a focus on the consolidation of the right solutions. Here’s where to begin. The post Less Is More: The Power of Consolidation & Shared Governance in Health Tech Optimization appeared first on MedCity News.
NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building bustled with people seeking services or facing legal proceedings at federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the lobby, dozens of people took photos to celebrate becoming U.S….