Heated And Deep-Pocketed Battle Erupts Over 340B Drug Discount Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A 25-year-old federal drug discount program has grown so big and controversial
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Legislative Update
House reaches bipartisan agreement on Medicare extenders
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House Ways and Means Committee reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday to authorize funding for
Read MoreMaine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa
(By Patty Wight, Maine Public for Kaiser Health News) Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation
Read MoreTrump takes on hospitals: the facts behind fight over 340B drug discounts
(By Casey Ross for STAT) There’s at least one unassailable fact in the battle over the federal 340B drug discount
Read MoreOhio’s Drug-Pricing Ballot Question Triggers Voter Confusion
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have yet to grapple with
Read MoreCMS releases physician fee schedule for 2018: 6 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on Thursday, which cuts Medicare payments for
Read MoreHouse votes to abolish Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House passed a bill Thursday to abolish the Independent Payment Advisory Board,
Read MoreCMS to Cut 340B Drug Payments to Hospitals by $1.6 Billion
Less than an hour after Centers of Medicare and Medicaid released the final rule, America’s Essential Hospitals, the American Hospital
Read MoreCalifornia just passed a law to rein in drug prices. Here’s why it’s unlikely to make much difference
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Over bitter protests from the pharmaceutical industry, California this month enacted a law that requires drug makers
Read MoreThe GOP Repeal Bill Is Imploding. Here Are 5 Things Left Hanging On Obamacare.
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Republicans officially pulled the plug on their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace
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