While defending a proposal to test changes to how reimbursements are calculated under Medicare Part B, CMS Chief Medical Officer Patrick Conway, MD, told a panel of federal lawmakers the agency would alter the plan based on concerns from physicians and lawmakers.

Paper strips have come a long way from just determining how much chlorine is in your pool, they can now detect cancer and malaria from just one drop of blood.

A new rule proposed by HHS would attempt to reduce a large backlog of Medicare appeals cases, while encouraging new cases to be settled earlier in the process.

Nearly 200 physician’s groups, including 3,200 doctors, and 17 health insurance companies will work together with the government in an effort to provide better cancer care, HHS announced June 29. 

A $1.1 billion dollar proposal to support anti-Zika virus efforts at federal health agencies failed to advance in the Senate, opening up the possibility no funds will be authorized before September.

Medical devices play a vital role in patient care, but how they are approved and regulated are vastly different in the United States compared to the European Union.

After a report showing that doctors who accept gifts, food and money from pharmaceutical companies tend to prescribe those companies’ drugs more, ProPublica released another report with evidence those doctors tend to be located in the same areas. 

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued a preliminary recommendation June 28 that would put a stop to annual pelvic exams for most healthy adult women.