The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee recently voted to advance bipartisan legislation, called the Lower Health Care Costs Act (the Act), aimed at, among other things, curbing surprise medical bills. ...more
7/13/2019
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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Healthcare Costs ,
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Out of Network Provider ,
Patient Rights ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Transparency
On June 18, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop to discuss and analyze the effects of Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) and Certificates of Need (CONs) on price and access to health care...more
7/10/2019
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Antitrust Violations ,
Certificate of Need ,
Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) ,
Construction Project ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Mergers ,
Patient Access ,
Public Comment ,
Quality of Care Standards