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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Released Negotiated Medicare Part D Prices for 10 Drugs and ARPA-H Awarded $150 Million in Funding...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

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The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

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GAO Report Identifies Three Major Obstacles to Implementing Patient Safety Practices in Hospitals

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On February 25, 2016, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report detailing the findings of a review of information on the implementation of patient safety practices in hospitals, focusing on hand hygiene and...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - December 2015

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HHS Extends Comment Deadline for NPRM on Protection of Human Subjects – In response to requests from stakeholders, HHS extended the comment period for its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the Federal Policy for...more

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AHRQ Releases Guidance for Reductions in Medicaid Hospital Readmissions

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a comprehensive guide with an interactive toolkit for providers to target reductions in Medicaid hospital readmissions. While numerous CMS initiatives have...more

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OIG Recommends Reduction in Hospital Outpatient Rates for Certain Procedures that Can Be Performed in ASCs

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On April 16, 2014, the OIG released a report concluding that between CYs 2007 through 2011, Medicare has saved nearly $7 billion by covering surgical procedures in ASCs. In addition to the savings that would continue to...more

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PSO Reminder: Hospitals Need to Contract with a PSO in Order to Participate in State Insurance Exchanges

Hospitals with 50 or more beds will not be able to provide services through qualified health plans working with state insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unless the hospital has a patient safety evaluation...more

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