An estimated 2.4 million people in the United States are living with Hepatitis C. For some people, Hepatitis C is a short-term illness. But for 70–85% of people who become

The American Medical Association and Manatt Health focused on reducing access barriers in Medicaid and state-regulated commercial health plans as well as finding scalable solutions that states can adopt. The two organizations zeroed in on the efforts of four states that have particularly innovative strategies: Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

“Our state cannot resolve the issues raised in the lawsuit until we are ready to admit that they exist,” Miss. Psychiatric Assoc. official says.

During last year’s U.S. Senate special election runoff the president made stops in Tupelo and on the Coast to campaign for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Both northeast Mississippi and the Gulf Coast counties are again expected to be pivotal in the governor’s race.

Mississippi Today politics reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss Bill Waller’s refusal to endorse GOP nominee Tate Reeves. 

The AMA announced ‘significant enhancement’ in codes for EEG monitoring services, new codes for e-visits, home BP checks, and more.

The CMS wants to alter the wage index to address a disparity that has previously been responsible for millions of dollars in improper payments to hospitals across the country.

Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will host a public meeting on September 20, 2019, to discuss developing a CMS Action Plan to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (as required by the SUPPORT Act).

The second edition of “Physical Environment Provisions of USP <797>: Pharmaceutical Compounding — Sterile Preparations” is intended for facilities managers, as it addresses the physical environment aspects of USP <797>.

Nurse executives discuss some of the nursing profession’s biggest challenges. Here’s a roundup of those important topics.

Not enough physicians know that Medicare will pay for nutritional counseling.

While most patient safety event data is not epidemiologic and may not reflect the actual frequency of events, the events that are reported highlight potential areas of concern and high severity events. Grouping reported events by type and analyzing them for common themes is one of the basic ways to learn about issues that your organization may need to address.