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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has expanded its toolkit to help health care providers and others prepare for the July 16 launch of 988, the new phone number for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health or substance use crisis.

Based on a review of available data and public and stakeholder input, the U.S. Public Health Service has updated its 2020 recommendations for reducing HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission through organ transplantation.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minn., today will begin testing for monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.

Hospitals and health systems added 20,500 jobs in June, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 372,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CMS and the CDC published a final rule that would update 1992 proficiency testing and referral requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.

The Department of Health and Human Services today

The FDA granted full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young teens, covering the age group spanning 12 to 15 years old

When the best minds in health care come together on a national stage you can count on sparks flying, great discussions, new ideas emerging and the entire profession taking a step forward.

CMS shared a suite of new resources that can be used to improve state and federal monitoring and oversight of managed care in Medicaid and CHIP.

The HRSA announced that it will delay the withdrawal of HPSAs designated as "proposed for withdrawal" by one year.

HHS through the HRSA is making more than $142 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 150 providers across the country.

Mount Sinai Health System in New York is the 2022 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winner.

CMS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation issued their report to Congress.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced that it will delay indefinitely the payment penalty period of the Appropriate Use Criteria program for advanced imaging services.

CMS released its calendar year 2023 proposed rule for the physician fee schedule.

The FDA authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid to patients as a treatment for those at high risk of severe COVID-19.

The seven-day average of daily hospitalization due to COVID-19 is up nearly 24% over the previous month, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health depar

The FBI issued a “white” joint cybersecurity advisory warning of ransomware threats against the U.S. health care and public sectors.

The AHA released a new fact sheet that hospital and health system leaders can use as they ask Congress to urge CMS to make two critical changes to the IPPS proposed rule.