Bucking a negative assessment from its own appointed review panel, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today approved CT lung cancer screening for Medicare recipients, saying the evidence is sufficient to justify screening high-risk individuals until the age of 74 years. Read more here.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear King v. Burwell, a case that many say could gut the nation's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, leaving millions of Americans uninsured. Read more here.
Employee confidence in the healthcare sector in the third quarter of 2014 fell to its lowest level in more than a year and more workers intend to look for a new job in the upcoming year, according to the Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index. Read more here.
Greater use of electronic health records, black market demand for protected health information and a fragmented healthcare system contribute to rising rates of medical identity theft, Fortune reported. Last year, the medical sector experienced more data breaches than any other, and experts expect that trend to continue.Fortune examined what's behind it. Read more here.
With Medicare on the cusp of a momentous decision about whether to pay for CT lung cancer screening, the issue is the focus of a pair of editorials published October 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Taking opposite sides, the articles one last time outline positions that have become solidified as the U.S. government weighs what could [...]
I'm well aware of your concerns about the 2.3% device tax, and I think you have an argument to make," she told AdvaMed CEO Stephen Ubl during her address at the association's annual med tech conference. "I think it [a decision] has to be made within the context of a larger set of issues that [...]
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips plans to combine its healthcare and consumer lifestyle activities into a new company called HealthTech. As part of the strategic reorganization, Royal Philips' lighting business will also become its own company. Read more here.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) today announced their collective support for the continued bipartisan efforts to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax. Yesterday, the House passed the Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4) with a vote of 226 to [...]