Texas Workforce Commission

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) appointed members to the Healthcare Workforce Advisory Board, which held its first meeting on June 25. The advisory board was established by the 89th Texas Legislature to address healthcare workforce...

NHS England

Patients are to receive at least 3 weeks’ notice from the NHS for all new planned medical appointments, under plans to overhaul patients’ experiences of the health service.

Attorney General of Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (“AstraZeneca”) to resolve claims that the company engaged in an illegal kickback scheme that improperly influenced prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid....

American Hospital Association

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions July 1 examined whether direct health care contracts between employers and providers could help address rising health care costs.

American Hospital Association

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 2 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2027 compared to 2026. This includes a proposed 3.2% market...

American Hospital Association

The adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, marked a pivotal turn for colonists, from a fight for rights as British subjects to the struggle for a new nation.