Policy and Legislation

The White House says public service workers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law "because of past administrative failures."

The grants were framed as part of a larger push to address both the opioid epidemic and the country's mental health crisis.

The larger burden of healthcare spending is a function of both lower average total household spending and higher healthcare use.

Healthcare management consulting company J29's Tracy Mills, CEO and founder, and Nick Vass, president, talk about their work providing clinical policy and data analysis for public agencies, as well as their support of the “HIMSS Gives Back” program.  

Robert Havasy, senior director of informatics strategy at HIMSS, says HIMSS24 attendees are showing results from AI use and talking about how to regulate it, as well as whether it could be used to re-focus and speed up interoperability efforts.  

Healthcare industry leaders and insiders discuss hot topics in focus at the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.  

The funding will support establishing and expanding comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in rural areas.

Biden wants to extend the current insulin cap of $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries to all Americans. 

Medical groups would still be left with a 1.69% reduction in reimbursement for 2024.

If HHS and a manufacturer agree on a maximum fair price, those new negotiated prices will be published by Sept. 1.