President Trump Releases FY2021 Budget Request
President Trump has released his fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget proposal. Presidential budgets are routinely ignored on Capitol Hill, where both the House and...
Ways and Means Committee proposes cuts to critical rural programs
The House Ways and Means Committee has reached a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize several Medicare “Extenders” that recently expired or are set to expire...
Report: 2022 Worst Financial Year for Hospitals Since Start of Pandemic
Last year was the worst financial year for U.S. hospitals and health systems since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as growth in expenses...
Medicaid expansion pivots to Medicaid reform
Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Tuesday that he will not ask the South Dakota Legislature to consider his plan to expand Medicaid during the upcoming...
AHA, CHA Urge Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19, Flu and RSV Infections
A new video from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) is reminding the public how vaccines and boosters are safe,...
OCR: HIPAA Breaches Down, Compliance Complaints Up in 2021
HIPAA-covered entities reported 609 breaches of unsecured protected health information in calendar year 2021, 7% fewer than in 2020, the Department of Health and...
CMS removing SSNs from Medicare cards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be removing social security numbers from all Medicare cards to lessen seniors’ vulnerability to identity...
ODPHP updates targets for health care-associated infections within acute care hospitals
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has announced updated 2020 targets for the reduction of health care-associated infections in acute care...
FDA releases new policies to expedite generic drug approval
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 31 issued two draft guidance documents aimed at helping get more generic drugs with safety restrictions...
HHS Bulletin Reviews Latest Cyberthreats to Health Care
The latest quarterly bulletin from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Cybersecurity Coordination Center reviews cyberthreats to the health care sector in...
