The U.S. House of Representatives passed the long-awaited 21st Century Cures Act on Wednesday by a vote of 392 to 26. It will now head to the Senate for further debate, before it makes it to the ...

Almost ten years ago, the 21st Century Cures Act was enacted to facilitate the free flow of health data by promoting greater interoperability and standardizing electronic health information, reducing ...

CMS has proposed a 2026 rule expanding prior authorization reforms to include drugs under both medical and pharmacy benefits, ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving from policy to enforcement under the 21st Century Cures Act, with investigations into potential information blocking now underway and ...

The CDC and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT are jointly leading a federal push to improve public health interoperability, anchored by frameworks like TEFCA that set nationwide ...

The 21st Century Cures Act, which took effect in January 2021, allowed Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease to enroll in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The dialysis industry is highly ...

I was getting my annual flu shot at my local pharmacy recently and the visit served as a microcosm of healthcare IT at the front lines. My vaccination was seamlessly registered in both the pharmacy’s ...

Edifecs, a Cotiviti business and a pioneer in healthcare data and interoperability, has been named the 2026 Best in KLAS® for CMS Payer Interoperability by KLAS Research. This ranking, included in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by 5.7 percentage points for chain vs. independent facilities.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

CMS plans to host a virtual event for healthcare interoperability executives this summer. The seventh-annual CMS & Health Level Seven International Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources ...