Medicare’s Ban on PA and NPs May Soon be Lifted
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a proposed rule to amend the Program of All Inclusive Care
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Legislative Update
Public Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March
Read MoreSen. Hernandez Pulls Bill On Drug Price Transparency
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline) After being approved by a key committee last week, a bill that would
Read MoreCalifornia Doctors And Hospitals Tussle Over Role Of Nurse-Midwives
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) A California bill that would allow certified nurse-midwives to practice independently is pitting
Read MoreMany pediatric clinical trials go unpublished or unfinished
(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) E ven though various federal laws were designed to promote clinical trials for
Read MoreThe Largest Settlement
Advocate Health Care Network, which operate twelve hospitals and more than 200 other treatment locations in Illinois, will pay $5.55
Read MoreLifting the Ban on Part Human and Part Animal Embryos
On Thursday, the federal government announced plans to life the moratorium on funding of certain controversial experiments that use human
Read MoreMedicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare
Read MoreUpdating Quality Standards for Nursing Homes.
With Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set to release their final rule updating quality standards for nursing homes in
Read MoreMedicare’s New Mandatory Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new mandatory program that would make hospitals in 98 random
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