As opioids legislation gains steam, efforts to address crisis collide with moneyed interests
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — As legislation to address the opioid epidemic gains momentum, drug makers, insurers, and
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Month: June 2018
HHS To Allow Insurers’ Workaround On 2019 Prices
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Federal officials will not block insurance companies from again using a workaround to
Read MoreFewer medical mistakes saved hospitals $2.9B from 2014 to 2016
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The rate of hospital-acquired conditions, including infections, injuries from falls and harm from
Read MoreFact Sheet: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
(Source – home.treasury.gov) Washington – Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of the
Read MoreMedicare Financial Outlook Worsens
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Medicare’s financial condition has taken a turn for the worse because of predicted
Read MorePrice Check On Drug Ads: Would Revealing Costs Help Patients Control Spending?
(By Julie Appleby and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump wants to control spending on drugs. One
Read MoreTelehealth success varies by how it is used: 5 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although telehealth increases patient access to care and can improve care quality, its
Read MoreAnthem’s new imaging policy likely to hit hospitals’ profits
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new imaging policy rolled out by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in
Read MoreVerma Unveils State Medicaid Scorecard But Refuses To Judge Efforts
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration Monday released a Medicaid “scorecard” intended to show how the nation’s largest health
Read MoreHHS made an estimated $90 billion in improper payments within Medicaid and Medicare
According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made approximately
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