CMS issues guidance on implementing MOON
(By MacKenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS updated its Medicare claims processing manual with new guidance on implementing the
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Legislative Update
Aid-in-Dying Laws Don’t Guarantee That Patients Can Choose To Die
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) In the seven months since California’s aid-in-dying law took effect, Dr. Lonny Shavelson
Read MoreTrump’s First Order Has Strong Words On Health. Actual Impact May Be Weak.
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration has significant power to undermine the workings of the Affordable
Read MoreTrump’s executive order on the ACA: 5 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday evening aimed at immediately lessening
Read MoreSo It Begins: Dismantling of Obamacare
In a vote 51 to 48, the Senate passed a Republican budget that sets in motion repeal of Obamacare. Read
Read MoreUpdating Home Health Rules: Twenty Years in the Making
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule outlining the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of
Read MoreNew Rules to Limit Medi-Cal ‘Death Fees’
(By Emily Bazar for Kaiser Health News) Six months after her mother died in 2014, Karen Craig opened her mailbox
Read MoreClearing the Way for Direct Primary Care Agreements in Florida
On Tuesday, Florida Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, filed the bill (SB-240), to help clear the way for “direct primary care”
Read MoreMedicare Will Reimburse Doctors
Medicare will reimburse primary care doctors for the time it takes to test patients with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s
Read MoreDrug Companies Will Be Fined
Health and Human Services’ Resources and Services Administration released a final rule that imposes fines on drug companies that overcharge
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