March 15, 2024 A National Call to Action to Prevent Overdoses The White House this week launched a nationwide campaign to address America’s overdose crisis.
March 14, 2024 OCR Investigating Health Information Security Following Change Healthcare Attack The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Right (OCR) has opened an investigation into whether UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare are taking appropriate steps to protect patients’ health information following the February cyberattack that continues to disrupt hospital operations and finances.
March 13, 2024 Alarming Growth in U.S. Cyber Crime Health care remains the top target for a “multitude of malicious actors who have the tools to conduct large-scale fraud schemes,” and the challenge to protect against cyberattacks continues to grow.
March 12, 2024 Biden’s 2025 Budget Blueprint for Health President Joe Biden has unveiled a $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2025 that includes a focus on drug pricing, cybersecurity, and Affordable Care Act subsidies, among other health priorities.
March 11, 2024 Federal Government: UnitedHealth, Payors Must ‘Meet the Moment’ to Support Hospitals The federal government is calling on UnitedHealth Group and the payor community to support hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers following the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
March 11, 2024 Celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 This week, health care professionals as well as patients and caregivers are celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week.
March 08, 2024 Hospitals See Uneven Financial Performance during January The national picture for hospital finances showed signs of recovery during January, but the story was far from uniform, according to the latest Kaufman Hall National Flash Report. While above...
March 07, 2024 State Lawmakers Discuss Solutions to Improve Access to Care This afternoon, the Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee and Health Committee hosted a joint hearing focused on improving access to care.
March 06, 2024 Next Steps in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations CMS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agencies had received the first counteroffers from manufacturers in the Medicare drug price negotiation program.
March 05, 2024 COVID-19 Roundup: Flu Comeback Stalls, New ‘Combo’ Respiratory Virus Test The flu’s comeback appears to have leveled off, as hospitals and health systems continue to monitor the final leg of respiratory virus season.