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HRSA issues final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices, penalties

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers in the...
Hot Springs VA Medical Center

Feds to close large portion of Hot Springs VA hospital

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday finalized its decision to close a large portion of the VA hospital in Hot Springs. U.S. Sens....
Hospitals against violence

AHA hosting Jan. 17 webinar on strategies to prevent workplace violence

The American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence initiative and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering will host webinar on workplace violence prevention strategies...
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Judge rejects HHS’s motion to reconsider order compelling agency to reduce Medicare claims appeal...

A federal judge has rejected a request by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reconsinder his order to eliminate the backlog...
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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...
21st Century Cures Act

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...
Affordable Care Act

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...

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