[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to permanently cap annual hospice wage index adjustments so payments never decrease more than 5% from a prior year. […]

[ad_1] The Georgia insurance commissioner is hitting Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield with a $5 million fine—the largest in agency history— over claims processing errors. Anthem failed to […]

[ad_1] “People’s initial reaction to this was one of disbelief,” said Katlyn Nemani, a New York University school of medicine neuropsychiatrist and the study’s lead author. Some researchers […]

[ad_1] American Indian and Alaska Native populations experienced in-hospital COVID-19 mortality rates two to three times higher than all other races, as well as some of the top […]

[ad_1] Such mistakes often end up in malpractice lawsuits, but criminal prosecutions are rare. After Vaught was charged in 2019, the Institute for Safe Medical Practices issued a […]

[ad_1] The CVS drug store company and pharmaceutical companies will pay Florida a combined $860 million as part of the settlement of an opioid epidemic case, state officials […]

[ad_1] To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lay on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a […]

[ad_1] The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how COVID-19 deaths were reported across the […]

[ad_1] Hospital charges for services like emergency department visits and initial hospital care continue to grow faster than other types of care, according to a new study. Hospitals […]

[ad_1] Morgan and her husband plan to put their masks back on at the airport later this week when they fly to Florida to celebrate her birthday. She […]