CDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new
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Health Care Finance
HHS scrubs risk corridors funding from budget proposal: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department said due to an accounting error, a proposal to fully
Read MoreU.S. Office of Personnel Management accuses Health Net of obstructing federal IT audit: 6 things to know
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Office of Personnel
Read MoreAmazon quietly launches exclusive OTC product line: 7 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon quietly launched Basic Care, an exclusive line of 60 over-the-counter healthcare products,
Read MoreEvaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) With federal spending on Medicaid experiments soaring in recent years, a congressional watchdog
Read MoreMedtronic’s new business model: You only pay if it works
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, is taking the medical device company in a
Read MoreHere are 20 health organizations that received the most NIH funding in 2017
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, University of California San Francisco and Ann Arbor-based University
Read More3 things states should know about the future of value-based payment models under Trump
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states put value-based payment models on hold after the election of President
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up
Read MoreBad Bedside Manna: Bank Loans Signed In The Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Laura Cameron, then three months pregnant, tripped and fell in a parking lot
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