Amid growing public health concerns about antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) said July 14 that gonorrhea could be the next infection to see significantly decreased treatability.  

HealthExec spoke with Deloitte managing director Sarah Thomas about a recent survey that showed only half non-pediatric physicians were aware of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), despite the fact it will dramatically change Medicare reporting in 2017.

The safety, effectiveness and data security of mobile healthcare applications were examined by a U.S. House subcommittee in a July 13 hearing, with lawmakers alternating between excitement over their potential and concern that consumers’ data isn’t being protected.

A 92-2 vote in the U.S. Senate will send a legislative package aimed at fighting opioid addiction and abuse to President Barack Obama, who has promised to sign it even though it doesn’t contain the $1.1 billion in extra funding he requested for treatment and prevention programs.

There are only about six months left in President Obama’s tenure at the White House, which means his administration is about to lose their jobs too. But some of them have a lot of work to do before they go. 

Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, CMS Acting Administrator said it’s possible the agency will push back the Jan. 1, 2017, date for physicians to begin reporting under new standards set up by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Only seven of the original 23 health insurance co-ops set up by the Affordable Care Act will still be in operation, as Illinois’ Land of Lincoln Health (LLH) becomes the latest to close over risk adjustment payments.

It’s been more than a year since the House passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which aims to speed up regulatory approval for medical devices and drugs, but the Senate’s chief advocate for the legislation said it’ll be at least another seven weeks before its put up for a vote.