Saturday, 8 October 2016

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Maine and Vermont among highest rates of unvaccinated kids
11:15:00 AM
Maine and Vermont continue to have among the highest rates of unvaccinated children entering kindergarten.


Staff issues affect care at reservation hospitals
1:01:00 AM
HHS' internal watchdog says the often-substandard quality of care at hospitals serving Native Americans is the result of outdated equipment and technology, lack of resources and difficulty attracting and keeping skilled staff.


N.Y. proposes transgender hormone Medicaid revision
1:01:00 AM
New York officials have proposed authorizing coverage for transgender hormone therapy for patients under 18 in the state's Medicaid program for low-income New Yorkers.


Mylan to pay $465 million settlement over EpiPen Medicaid rebates
Friday, October 07, 2016 6:25 PM
Mylan, the embattled maker of the EpiPen, has agreed to pay the U.S. Justice Department $465 million to resolve questions surrounding the potential misclassification of the device as a generic under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.


U.S. surgeon general warns of possible computer breach
Friday, October 07, 2016 4:18 PM
HHS is investigating a possible breach of a computer system holding personal information of more than 6,700 doctors, nurses and other uniformed public health workers overseen by the surgeon general.


ICD-10 one year later: The drama is over, the rewards yet to materialize
Friday, October 07, 2016 12:01 PM
The new codes were touted as essential paving stones on the road to value-based purchasing, leading to improvements in healthcare data analytics, population health management, care quality and lower costs. Those benefits have yet to materialize.


FTC greenlights Minnesota medical provider merger
Friday, October 07, 2016 11:56 AM
The Federal Trade Commission will allow Minnesota provider CentraCare Health to merge with St. Cloud Medical Group under a settlement that the agency said would mitigate likely anticompetitive effects of the deal.


CDC's Auerbach slated to be the next head of Trust for America's Health
Friday, October 07, 2016 11:47 AM
John Auerbach, the associate director for policy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, next year will take over as the new president and CEO of Trust for America's Health.


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