HHS OCR warns of phishing email aimed at HIPAA covered entities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reports that a phishing email is being circulated on mock HHS departmental letterhead under the...
AHA: Urge senators to support 21st Century Cures Act
The American Hospital Association is urging members to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to support the revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R....
AHA president pens letter to Trump outlining 5 key health care focus areas
American Hospital Association (AHA) President Rick Pollack sent a four-page letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying the organization looks forward to working...
AHA releases vulnerable communities report
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its highly-anticipated Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities Report. The report is the culmination of...
Trump nominates HHS secretary, CMS administrator
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Georgia U.S. Rep. Tom Price to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...
House expected to vote Wednesday on 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. House is expected to take action Wednesday on a revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which is intended to overhaul drug...
U.S. Senate passes telemedicine bill
A bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of...
Federal judge blocks mandatory overtime pay law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a federal rule that was to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million salaried workers, according to a...
CMS publishes proposed rule on pass-through provider payments under Medicaid managed care contracts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule that would limit states’ ability to increase or create new pass-through...
Surgeon General Murthy releases substance abuse report
A new report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, finds that only 10 percent of those with a substance use disorder receive any...
