The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring JN.1, currently the fastest-growing COVID-19 variant in the U.S., representing about 21% of new cases, according to the agency’s numbers.

Dozens of pharmaceutical companies will be required to pay rebates to Medicare for price hikes on prescription drugs that went against the mandate of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration announced yesterday.

Twenty-eight provider and payer organizations have made voluntary commitments to move toward the safe, secure and trustworthy purchasing and use of AI technology, as outlined in President Biden’s Executive Order issued in October, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership has teamed with Laudio for biannual reports providing data, insights and perspectives to inform the future of work in nursing.  

In 2022, healthcare spending in the United States increased 4.1% to $4.5 trillion, or $13,493 per person, according to new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This was much slower than growth in the nominal gross domestic product, which increased 9.1%.

LMH Health, based in Lawrence, Kansas, terminated their chief financial officer, Mike Rogers, in October, and this week the hospital revealed the unusual reason why: Rogers was operating under an assumed name and hid the fact that he was a convicted felon. The hospital has now confirmed that Rogers was once known by his given […]

Optum Rx has debuted a new weight management and wellness support program called Weight Engage, which will be available to consumers of plan sponsors, including employers, beginning January 1.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, today finalized its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule. This follows the release of the HTI-1 proposed rule in April. The HTI-1 final rule advances patient access, […]

Claim denials are increasing, especially in Medicare Advantage, and it’s affecting hospital’s revenue cycles and patient care. “We definitely are seeing an increase in denials,” said Sherri Liebl, executive director of Revenue Cycle, CentraCare Health, a large, multi-specialty system in Minnesota. CareCare has two acute care hospitals, seven Critical Access Hospitals and 30 standalone clinics, […]

ML enables more accurate and timely cardiac care decisions and makes scans easier for the patient, says UltraSight CEO Davidi Vortman.