Pence swears in new surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Jerome Adams, MD, Tuesday as the
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Month: September 2017
How Below-The-Radar Mergers Fuel Health Care Monopolies
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals have gone on a doctor-buying spree in recent years, in many areas
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In a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is considering adding results from five open-ended questions about
Read MoreCalifornia, Other States To Extend Obamacare Sign-Up Beyond Federal Limit
(By Pauline Bartolone and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) California and several other states will exempt themselves this
Read MoreState Insurance Commissioners In Hot Seat In National Health Care Drama
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) With insurance premiums rising and national efforts at health reform in turmoil, a
Read MoreHurricane’s Health Toll: A Doctor Tending To Texans Taps Lessons From Katrina
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) As Dr. Ruth Berggren digests the calamity affecting her new home state of
Read MoreNovartis charged much more in the U.S. for some drugs than in other countries
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An axiom in the overheated debate about prescription drug pricing is that Americans are often
Read More7-day opioid prescription limits take effect in Ohio
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio physicians may now only issue seven-day opioid prescriptions to adults and five-day
Read MoreFlorida health system extends pediatric telehealth to Texas following Hurricane Harvey
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health System is offering free remote pediatric visits to Texas
Read MoreCMS: Hospitals charging Medicare the most, least for common procedures under IPPS
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released data on Inpatient Prospective Payment System provider charges for all diagnosis-related groups Aug.
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