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By Susan Morse | 10:55 am | March 11, 2016
Former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump on social media and during a press conference dominated by the front-runner on Friday morning in Florida.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 01:03 pm | March 10, 2016
DataMotion Health has released the results of a survey it conducted during the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, which took place last week in Las Vegas, that show Hillary Clinton as the clear frontrunner when it comes to health IT professionals, providers, executives and other industry personnel.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:11 pm | March 04, 2016
GOP frontrunner says reforms will help 'make America great again.'
By Kaiser Health News | 10:13 am | February 25, 2016
U.S. manufacturers of medical devices started 2016 with a windfall -- a two-year suspension of a controversial tax on their revenue.
By Susan Morse | 09:22 am | February 23, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the moratorium on home health agencies and ambulance services operating in six metro areas to reduce the risk of fraud, waste and abuse, CMS said.
By Susan Morse | 09:29 am | February 19, 2016
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to release its preliminary payment plan for Medicare Advantage in policies that will address growth rates, risk adjustment and the star ratings system.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:35 am | February 17, 2016
The state last week won federal approval to shift most of its Medicaid recipients into managed care organizations, which are paid a fixed monthly fee from the state for each person in the plan. It's a strategy employed by about three dozen states, many for decades, to provide more predictable spending.
By Susan Morse | 01:56 pm | February 16, 2016
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and America's Health Insurance Plans have announced standard quality measures among payers, a move designed to reduce confusion and complexity for reporting providers.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:07 pm | February 12, 2016
The Greater New York Hospital Association is pitching a $2.5 billion plan they say will ensure the financially distressed safety net hospitals throughout the state survive by paying the larger healthcare providers to integrate them into their own systems.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:10 am | February 12, 2016
Despite much hand-wringing over the size and quality of provider networks on the health insurance marketplaces, many top-notch hospitals are available in-network in marketplace plans this year, a new study found.