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Cardiovascular Organizations Pursue New, Independent Medical Board

The New Board would recognize the evolution of cardiology into a distinct medical specialty. Washington (September 21, 2023)— Many of the nation’s most prominent cardiovascular organizations, representing tens of thousands of physicians, unite today to pursue the creation of a new Board for cardiovascular medicine. The proposed new Board would be independent of the American…

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Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P)

                On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting proposed rule, which seeks to establish comprehensive nurse staffing requirements to hold nursing homes accountable for providing safe and high-quality…

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Cigna Healthcare Removes 25 Percent of Medical Services From Prior Authorization

Cigna Healthcare Removes 25 Percent of Medical Services From Prior Authorization, Simplifying the Care Experience for Customers and Clinicians Latest Removal Represents an Additional 600+ Medical Services BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswireThis link will open in a new tab./ — Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), announced the removal of…

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