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The Association Health Plan Proposed Rule: What It Says And What It Would Do Health Affairs There is little more I can say about Tim Jost that hasn’t already been […]

Health care industry braces for state budget crunch Crain’s New York Business As state legislators return to Albany Wednesday, the health care industry groups that will be fighting for funding […]

Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care New York Times The United States spends almost twice as much on health care, as a percentage […]

MS Awarded 10-Year Extension of 1115 State Medicaid Waiver HealthPayer Intelligence Mississippi will receive a ten-year extension for its 1115 CMS waiver to increase the number of people who qualify […]

New law mandates four year degree for RNs WXXI News New York has become the first state to require registered nurses to have a bachelor’s degree. Read more How will […]

Health Department says the flu is running rampant in New York New York Post The state Health Department says influenza is now prevalent in New York state, which means health […]

Bipartisan group of governors calls for swift CHIP reauthorization The Hill A bipartisan group of governors is urging Congress to act quickly to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance […]

Hospital operators in merger talks to form U.S. industry leader: WSJ Reuters Ascension Health and Providence St. Joseph Health are in talks about a merger between the two Catholic non-profits […]

U.S. healthcare spending growth slowed in 2016 Reuters Growth in healthcare spending in the United States slowed in 2016 following two years of expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a […]

The CHIP Program Is Beloved. Why Is Its Funding in Danger? New York Times Laquita Gardner, a sales manager at a furniture rental store here, was happy to get a […]