Policy and Legislation

Cuts in Medicaid would likely mean that many beneficiaries would lose coverage, leading to more uncompensated care for hospitals.

House subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity protection for legacy medical devices overshadowed by HHS cuts.

The steep cuts are largely attributable to new HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who took the agency's top post in February.

The board would require that board-certified physicians make determinations about whether care is medically necessary.

Marks reportedly was offered the choice of resigning or being fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

AI needs to be explainable as to its decision-making and healthcare organizations need to develop the framework for validation standards, says Mika Newton, CEO of xCures.

Joshua Wymer, with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, talks about the digital health indicator and the opportunity to advance interoperability in the state during the HIMSS25 Public Health Data Modernization Forum.

Hospitals that are already struggling will lose funding, say the Democratic state treasurers of Republican-proposed cuts.

Moving public health forward means being more effective with resources and using technology, says 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient Josh Wymer of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, who was recently involved in a statewide data project.

The 14 to 13 vote was along party lines.