Quality and Safety

CMS expects the changes to improve beneficiaries' experiences with MA and Part D, calling it a "higher standard" of benefits and health equity.

Mandate would cause massive economic shift as 1-3% of employees nationwide would quit, says Attorney Scott Keller.

This week's top stories include Elizabeth Holmes' conviction on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud by lying to investors, and jobs numbers that show healthcare is among the top three industries cited in the rise in monthly "quits rate."

The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has risen nearly 50% in the past week, according to Reuters data.

Motient can use workflows it derives from data to help providers get past the challenges of moving patients, according to company president Dallan Huff.

Existing pre-pandemic racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality widened during the pandemic, research has found.

The treatment has been cleared for anyone 12 years old and older who is at high risk for severe COVID-19, including hospitalization and death.

Americans will be able to get a free rapid at-home test by request through the federal government.

The agreement provides staffing improvements, and will allow striking nurses to return to their original posts.

The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.