Trump: ‘We’ll see’ if HHS Secretary Price gets fired over use of private jets
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Sep 28, 2017
President Donald Trump is “not happy” with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., after reports surfaced criticizing his use of private jets for official travels.
Feds to target value, outlays
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John O'Connor
May 08, 2015
Providers can kiss fee-for-service payments goodbye, says Kathleen Sebelius.
Hospital readmissions declined again in 2013, Sebelius credits provider partnerships
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Tim Mullaney
May 08, 2014
The number of seniors readmitted to a hospital within a month of discharge continued to decline in 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the government. The trend shows that greater coordination...
Same-sex married couples now have expanded Medicare enrollment options, HHS announces
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
Seniors now are eligible to receive premium-free Medicare Part A coverage if they are married to someone of the same sex, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
Why Sebelius should step down, and why it probably won’t happen
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John O'Connor
Nov 11, 2013
What boss wouldn’t want to have Kathleen Sebelius for a deputy?
Minimum Data Set information identifying providers will be shared with health plans to fight fraud, CMS...
By
McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2013
To combat fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to make provider-specific Minimum Data Set information available to health plans, according to a notice in Wednesday’s...
Long-term care providers should follow hospitals in adopting EHRs, government says
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2013
Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government’s 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
Lawmakers should leave Medicare and Medicaid alone, Sebelius says
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2013
Medicare and Medicaid should not be significantly altered, because spending for these programs is trending downward and incentives tied to the programs are working, according to Health and Human Services...
ACOs, bundled payment groups ‘becoming the face of American medicine,’ Sebelius says
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 13, 2013
Accountable care organizations and bundled payment initiatives are harbingers of the future healthcare system in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a speech...
U.S. health chief says government will not fund partial Medicaid expansions
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 11, 2012
Answering the question on the minds of many state policymakers, the Obama administration said Monday it will not provide full federal funding for states that go only part of the way on expanding Medicaid.