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  • DEA widens program making providers drop-off point for prescription drugs

    Prescription users can now drop off unused meds at more sites, including hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and other authorized locations. 

    By Sept. 8, 2014
  • Administration reverses decision, will release hospital errors

    The eight HACs to be re-released will not be used on CMS' Hospital Compare site but will be used in other safety ratings.

    By Sept. 8, 2014
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    Psychiatric boarding ban in Washington briefly suspended

    Does the practice violate the Involuntary Treatment Act? 

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 8, 2014
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    Hackers breach Healthcare.gov

    Can new leadership prevent future problems, and will November enrollment be impacted?

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 8, 2014
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    Feds requiring Medicaid programs to expand autism coverage

    Some states are worried not only because they will be required to cover more services for autistic children, but also because there is a large increase in eligible children.

    By Sept. 8, 2014
  • Facebook can help track rate of local HPV vaccinations

    What are the implications for population health? 

    By Sept. 5, 2014
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    Nearly $25B paid to providers for Meaningful Use

    Providers cashed out during Meaningful Use Stage 1. Stage 2, not so much.

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 5, 2014
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    US needs 1.1M new nurses by 2022

    With one in five nurses set to retire soon, how will the health system replace them over the next several years?

    By Sept. 5, 2014
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    The Friday Dive: Halbig case to go to en banc review

    Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week. 

    By Sept. 5, 2014
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    Legislation targets narrow networks in California

    The bill follows lawsuits claiming Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield misguided consumers regarding provider network size.

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 4, 2014
  • Report: Medicare spending slows for the first time in decades

    ...but will it last? That depends on who you ask. 

    By , Tammy Worth • Sept. 4, 2014
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    Auto-enrollment rule finalized

    Enrollees who don't return to Healthcare.gov to shop for a new plan will be auto-enrolled in the same plan next year.

    By Sept. 3, 2014
  • Conservative proposal would build on Affordable Care Act

    A proposal by Avik Roy may be the most detailed conservative alternative to the ACA—but does it address the legislation's core challenge? 

    By Sept. 3, 2014
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    Is the Pioneer ACO program on the skids?

    Will those providers that stay involved find it easier to work with CMS than the pioneers of the Pioneer program? Or is the program too flawed to survive?

    By Sept. 3, 2014
  • Medicaid expansion: Who's next?

    Which other states have submitted expansion plans to CMS?

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 3, 2014
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    CMS offers to pay part of contested inpatient claims

    The agency wants to cut back the backlog of challenged Medicare claims. But will hospitals take the offer?

    By Sept. 3, 2014
  • 94K in Florida could lose coverage

    Florida is a microcosm for a national problem. 

    By , Sept. 2, 2014
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    Deadline for HIPAA business associate agreements looms

    Experts warn that providers must be sure the risk is allocated properly among parties and that they know where data may go after it's handed off.

    By Sept. 2, 2014
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    Healthcare groups oppose new CMS rating system

    Some providers hope to shoot down agency plans to rate them on a five-star scale.

    By Sept. 2, 2014
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    Open Payments system has another glitch

    The site will go offline again and more data will be withheld. Is the system at risk of failure?

    By Tammy Worth • Sept. 2, 2014
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    The Friday Dive: Pennsylvania becomes 27th state to expand Medicaid

    Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week. 

    By Aug. 29, 2014
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    Washington slashes exchange rates, doubles plans

    The state insurance commissioner called the record-low rate changes a "clear sign that health reform is working."

    By Aug. 29, 2014
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    Aetna, Banner Health ACO saves $5M

    Was the ACO successful because of its regional model, and did it improve outcomes as well as curb costs?

    By Aug. 28, 2014
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    ICD-10 testing weeks set

    ICD-10 cometh and providers now know when end-to-end testing will occur. 

    By Aug. 28, 2014
  • Ebola vaccine gets FDA go-ahead for phase I human trials

    The trials could begin as early as next week.

    By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 28, 2014