...Nearly half of people ages 50 and older who were very concerned about the cost of surgery wound up not having an operation they had considered, researchers reported Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Since 2012, community health centers have seen a 45% increase in the number of people seeking care — and they’ve opened more and more service sites to expand their footprint to more than 15,000 locations.
The Senate and House on Thursday advanced legislation to avert a partial government shutdown before a Friday deadline, with funding for key health agencies set through early March. ...
The CR also delays cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, which were initially scheduled to take place on Jan. 30 but will now happen on March 9.
As Congress hurtles toward another government funding deadline, conversations between the House and Senate over a package to fund important health programs and other add-ons providers want haven’t reached a conclusion
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