February 19, 2018 HHS Secretary Says MIPS Could Be Eliminated The new HHS Secretary, Alex Azar, said last week the agency is looking into whether the MIPS reporting requirements can be eliminated altogether.  Click here. Just a few weeks ago, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted to...

February 12, 2018 White House Targets 340B in FY19 Budget The Trump administration on Monday is officially moving ahead to fiscal 2019. Expected to be included in the the FY19 budget proposal are changes to the 340B pharmaceutical discount program, as well as other changes designed to...

February 5, 2018 Government Runs Out of Money Friday; More CHIP, Extenders, Health Centers May Be in New Deal The House has announced that they in intend to vote on the next Continuing Resolution before the end of this week, with an intent to keep the government...

250 Hospitals Receive Healthgrades' Top Clinical Excellence Awards Healthgrades has released its Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence awards for hospitals rated in the top 5% in the nation with the lowest risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across at least 21 of 32 common conditions and procedures....