01.18.23
In 2020, health care spending in the United States increased by nearly 10% to reach $4.1 trillion, or 20% of the U.S. economy.
01.17.23
On January 3, the Biden Administration took additional steps to ease access to FDA-approved abortion medication in the United States, further wading into the legal and political chaos that has sprung up in the wake of the decision by the Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s ...
01.12.23
In 2021, drug-related overdose deaths topped 107,000.
01.09.23
On December 19, 2022, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued an advisory opinion blessing the use of hospital-employed nurse practitioners to perform certain functions typically performed by the patient’s attending physician.
01.05.23
The final week of 2022 brought with it two reminders of the continued scourge of ransomware on the health care industry and the need for organizations to take careful steps to protect against cyber risks.
01.04.23
Designed to better coordinate care between Medicare and Medicaid programs, a D-SNP enrolls only dual-eligible individuals.
01.03.23
On November 28, the Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule that seeks to better align the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations under 42 CFR part 2 with the regulatory requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and ...
12.19.22
Health and well-being require far more than medical care.
12.15.22
The recent waiver approvals in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts and Oregon promise, in varying degrees, to transform coverage and care while signaling to other states the types of waiver policies CMS is prepared to allow.
12.14.22
Catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have entered an era of digitally enabled care—fully integrated in-person and virtual care models that hybridize care delivery based on clinical appropriateness and other factors, such as convenience and cost.