CMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has proposed canceling the cardiac and expanded joint replacement bundled payment models. Continue reading
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Legislative Update
Insurers Given Three More Weeks to File their Rate Requests for 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Thursday, it would extend the deadline by three weeks for
Read More3 things to know about Maine’s proposed Medicaid waiver
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Maine Department of Health and Human Services filed a federal section 1115 waiver application
Read MoreCongress Revamps Housing Program To Benefit Areas Where HIV Is Spreading
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) In a bipartisan push, Congress has restructured a federal program that provides
Read MoreThe Senate Approves Right to Try Act Bill
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved bill S. 204 (115) on Thursday that would allow people facing life-threatening diseases access to
Read MoreFlorida Law Will Let Patients Get All Their Drug Renewals At The Same Time
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For people who take multiple medications to manage chronic conditions, traipsing back and
Read MoreAlabama abandons plan to reform Medicaid program
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The state of Alabama is ditching a plan to reform its Medicaid program
Read MoreThe FDA wants to cut cigarettes’ nicotine levels. Will that help people quit?
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) For the first time in history the Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate the
Read MoreSingle-payer bill fails in Senate
(By Leo Varorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) A GOP bill proposing a single payer system was voted down Thursday, according
Read MoreTelehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360)
U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-MS) has re-introduced the Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360), which would expand the list of healthcare
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