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Scott Gottlieb and Gopal Khanna round out the most recent government hires to head the agencies most important to health IT.
Memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff instructed employees not to have "any communications" with Congress, staff without approval.
Researchers found nearly a third of approvals from 2001 through 2010 had major safety issues years after they were widely available to patients.|
It now treats, on average, 40 proton therapy patients per day during a 12-hour shift, Mevion says.
Goal is to align nursing practice, career advancement and education, clinical excellence and recruitment and retention.
Study found no evidence that imposing a copayment reduced the use of home healthcare, would increase out-of-pocket costs.
The IG said Medicare should have done an in-depth review of 96 hospitals that submitted "aberrant data patterns" in 2013 and 2014.
To keep insurers in the market and bring costs down, leaders might feel compelled to seek essential benefits, pre-existing condition exemptions.
Nearly 9,000 physicians were surveyed by Black Book; research shows technology dominated MACRA trends.
Program provides weekly grocery bags filled with fresh produce, lean proteins and healthier sugars.