IHS announces expanded National Health Service Corps opportunities
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that 27 additional IHS and tribal hospitals are eligible...
Video-based telemedicine use triples in 2016
The use of video-based telemedicine has more than tripled over the past year, according to a recent survey from Rock Health, a venture fund...
CMS provides preliminary guidance on two sections of 21st Century Cures Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided preliminary guidance regarding two sections of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Section 16001 focuses on...
HHS extends HealthCare.gov signup deadline to Dec. 19
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for marketplace health care coverage.
Because of...
ACA ‘replace and repeal’ transition underway
The 114th U.S. Congress adjourned last week concluding a brief lame duck session that included the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act and...
HHS: ACA drops SD’s uninsured rate by 18 percent
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the uninsured rate in South Dakota has fallen by 18 percent since the Affordable Care...
CMS seeks applicants for rural health grants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting applications for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program.
The Network Planning program aims...
Judge orders HHS to eliminate Medicare claims appeals backlog
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to eliminate the backlog of pending Medicare claims appeals at the...
Senate passes 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which intends to overhaul drug development and accelerate new cures...
CMS study finds that national health spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says overall health spending grew by 5.8 percent last year, the result of increased use and...
