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CMS issues split decision on Arkansas Medicaid waiver
Nine other states have requests pending with CMS to enact a Medicaid work requirement.
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Americans support the right to affordable health care
Republicans and Democrats actually agree on something.
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Expert argues for improving MACRA, not scrapping it
Noted health expert offers her view on how to improve the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
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Supreme Court declines to hear DACA case
The decision means the DACA program remains in effect until an appeals court rules on the issue.
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Preoperative penicillin allergy tests could decrease SSI
Patients who report penicillin allergies are at higher risk for surgical site infections.
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Deeply entrenched gender bias in academic medicine is treatable
TAMPA – Dr. Molly Carnes presented follow-up data corroborating that long-term changes are possible with intervention.
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Evaluations of Medicaid experiments by states, CMS are weak, GAO says
“Demonstration programs have been used since the 1990s to advance policy agenda for whoever holds power in Washington and not designed to test an...
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Will Indiana Medicaid work requirements pass legal muster?
Indiana’s waiver requires certain Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week to qualify for health care coverage.
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Cyberliability insurance: Should you purchase a policy?
Breaking and entering? Is it time for health care providers to buy cyberpolicies in case of expensive data breaches?
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Trump administration proposes rule to loosen curbs on short-term health plans
The plans could add more, lower-cost choices and could lead to broader provider networks than ACA plans in rural areas, according to the proposed...
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Allscripts’ charges for sending, refilling prescriptions
A company like Allscripts can charge doctors for services, but most doctors aren’t in a position to increase their prices, Dr. Allan M. Block says...