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In a video message delivered to the annual meeting, Sen.
Congress needs to help “providers, families and patients cope wi
Congress must move forward with “bold solutions” to protect Medicare for today’s seniors and preserve the program for future generations, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Hospitalizations for opioid abuse/dependence increased 72% between 2002 and 2012 to an estimated 520,275 per year, while hospitalizations for opioid-associated infections rose 91% to 6,535, accordi
Early evidence suggests that the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 has reduced drug shortages overall, but not for acute care drugs, according to a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a competition to de
More than 190 nursing schools have pledged to educate their advanced practice registered nursing students on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for prescribing o
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to suspend the pain-related questions in the Value-Based Purchasing Program while the agency works to address concerns the quest
About 11% of patients tested for arboviruses in Puerto Rico since last November were infected with Zika virus, according to a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced the next set of contract suppliers for certain Medicare durable me