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CMS Expands Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography

(Source – www.cms.gov) Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a national coverage determination (NCD) that

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released additional guidance Feb. 4 on how payers should best cover at-home

(By Christine Spolar for Kaiser Health News) The four free covid-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for

(By Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a survey of 1,000 hospitals, 14.3 percent were compliant with the federal

It is a new year, which means changes to your health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending arrangements (FSA). The

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is concerned about the quality of studies evaluating cancer drugs and

(By Nisha Kurani, Dustin Cotliar, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 8, 2022) More than three in

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen

(By Pien Huang for NPR) In late December, as the omicron variant surged, the roster of early COVID-19 treatments was

(By Isabella Cueto for STAT) After a traumatic motorcycle collision in 2017, Michel Roccati was left completely paralyzed from the