NY Assembly passes single-payer healthcare plan
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York state is one step closer to having a single-payer health plan
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CMS releases state innovation waiver checklist: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS unveiled a checklist to assist states applying for a Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver,
Read MoreCreating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act 2017
The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 will not expand traditional Medicare
Read MoreThe 5 healthiest, unhealthiest states for seniors
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. has made several strides in terms of senior health, like decreasing
Read MoreHHS updates ransomware guidance for healthcare organizations
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS on May 15 released a third update for its “International Cyber Threat to
Read MoreDOJ sues UnitedHealth over $1B+ in Medicare claims
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department sued Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group Tuesday, alleging the payer defrauded
Read More‘Save Copper Basin Medical Center!!’: Rural hospital seeks to raise $100,000 on GoFundMe
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) n the past 10 days, a rural critical access hospital in Copperhill, Tenn.,
Read MoreThe Senate’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group
On Tuesday at a Senate Finance Committee meeting, a doctor, health plan administrator, and hospital system administrators testified “expanding telemedicine
Read MoreNew Medicare ID Cards Coming in 2019
By April 2019, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue new Medicare ID cards to the approximately 60 million
Read MoreTrump Refusal to ‘Bail Out’ Insurers Might End Up Making Policies Cheaper
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) President Trump has been saying in recent weeks that the Affordable Care act, or Obamacare,
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