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CDC: Fewer families report problems paying medical bills
An estimated 14.2% of U.S. residents said they or a family member had problems paying medical bills in 2018, down from 19.7% in 2011, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC: Life expectancy up, mortality down in 2018
U.S. life expectancy rose by 0.1 year in 2018 to 78.7, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Among specific improvements, the drug overdose death rate fell by 4.6% overall, to 20.7 per 100,000; and the infant mortality rate fell by 2.3%, to 566.2 per 100,000 live births.
Hospitals add 8,800 jobs in December
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.17% in December to a seasonally adjusted 5,297,100 people.
CMS updates 2020 HealthCare.gov enrollment data
Almost 8.3 million people selected a 2020 health plan through www.HealthCare.gov during open enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an update yesterday.
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule private payer data reporting delayed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delayed 2020 private payer data reporting for the Clinical Diagnostic Test Payment System until 2021 for tests that are not advanced diagnostic laboratory tests, as required by recent legislation extending funding for federal programs through fiscal year 2020.
Hospitals add 9,900 jobs in November
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.19% in November to a seasonally adjusted 5,283,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
CMS: National health spending up 4.6% in 2018, hospital spending slows
U.S. spending on health care grew 4.6% in 2018, slower than the 5.4% overall growth in the economy but up from 4.2% in 2017.
Perspective: Knocking down roadblocks to care for patients and providers
We’re proposing that CMS standardize prior authorization requirements and processes and increase its oversight of the health plans the agency regulates, including Medicare Advantage plans.
Hospitals add 2,100 jobs in October
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.04% in October to a seasonally adjusted 5,270,600 people.
Hospitals add 8,100 jobs in September
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.15% in September to a seasonally adjusted 5,267,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.