In This Issue:
- Top News
..Obama Administration Delays Employer Mandate One Year
..House Energy and Commerce Committee Releases Draft Legislation for SGR Fix
..CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare...more
7/11/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Contraceptives ,
Delays ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Distribution ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Over-the-Counter Sales ,
Pay or Play ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs
In This Issue:
- Top News
..CMS Finalizes MLR Rule for Plans, Maintaining Application to Part D Sponsors
..Early State Filings Show Premium Reductions under ACA
..HHS Received More Than 830 Letters of...more
6/11/2013
/ Abortion ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
State Health Plans ,
Wellness Programs
In This Issue:
- Top News
..Tavenner Wins Senate Confirmation to Head CMS
..US Charges 89 in Nationwide Medicare Fraud Crackdown
- State News
..Vermont Becomes Fourth State to Allow Physician-Assisted...more
5/30/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Loss Ratio ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Physician-Assisted Suicide ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supply Chain
In This Issue:
- Top News
..HHS Releases Hospital Pricing Data in Transparency Effort; Results Show Significant Variation
..States Divided on Medicaid Expansion
..CMS Issues FY 2014 Proposed Rules for...more
5/13/2013
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contraceptives ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Nurses ,
Proposed Regulation
In this Issue:
- Top News
..Large Hospital Systems Settles for $25.5 Million for False Claims Act Allegations
..Catholics’ Challenge to Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Dismissed As Not Ripe
- States...more
4/17/2013
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
IRS ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Physician Payments ,
Physicians ,
Subcontractors ,
Sunshine Act ,
Supervision ,
Sustainability
In This Issue:
- Top News
..CMS Announces Round 2 Competitive Bidding Single Payment Amounts
..CBO Lowers SGR Repeal Cost by $100 Billion
..Republicans Press HRSA on 340B Audits
..HHS Proposes...more
In This Issue:
- Top News
..CMS, IRS Issue Proposed Rules on Health Insurance Mandate, Minimum
- Essential Coverage
..Insurers Weigh Options for Exchange Participation
..Quality Improvements in Care...more
In This Issue:
- OMB Directs Department Heads to Prepare for Sequestration
- HHS Finalizes Omnibus HIPAA Rule, Enhances Privacy Requirements
- SCOTUS Says Equitable Tolling Not a Factor in DSH Case
- Report...more
1/25/2013
/ Data Protection ,
DSH ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OMB ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
Sequestration
In This Issue:
- Fiscal Cliff Deal Lengthens Medicare Overpayment Recovery Period
- Cutting Medicaid Provider Tax May Shift Costs to States, CRS Finds
- MedPAC Finalizes Payment Recommendations, GAO Solicits...more
1/18/2013
/ American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
GAO ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
MedPAC ,
OIG ,
Overpayment ,
SMART
In This Issue:
- CMS Releases FY 2012 Financial Report; Misses Target forReductions in Improper Payments
- CMS Releases Guidance on Medicaid/CHIP Issues
- HHS Secretary Extends Deadline for Decision on...more