Trump administration prepares to ban flavored e-cigarettes
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Trump administration is preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex
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Legislative Update
Healthcare advocates back bill to cut Medicare prior authorization red tape
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly 370 organizations representing patients, physicians, healthcare professionals, hospitals and other healthcare stakeholders
Read MoreThe Health Savings for Seniors Act (H.R. 3796)
The Health Savings for Seniors Act (H.R. 3796) a bipartisan legislation would allow any senior enrolled in Medicare to contribute
Read MoreStates Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Whether Congress will act this year to address the affordability of prescription drugs
Read MoreNew tools to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud
The federal health programs of Medicare and Medicaid are a plum target for fraudsters due in part to the large
Read MoreA new reinsurance pool in Rhode Island
The Department of Health and Human Services approved the state of Rhode Island’s 1332 waiver application to create an individual
Read MoreWhat to expect on pending healthcare legislation
What are the key healthcare issues that Congress wants to address when they return from summer recess? Although there is
Read MoreTrump administration’s hospital price plan raises thorny legal questions
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and health insurance companies are likely to sue the Trump administration if
Read More3 generic drugmakers accused of ‘stonewalling’ congressional probe
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers have accused three generic drugmakers of “coordinated obstruction” and “apparent efforts
Read MoreCMS finalizes long-sought rules for Medicare CAR-T coverage
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration finalized late Wednesday long-sought rules for when Medicare will cover
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