Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 22, 2025) On May 22, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill
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CMS updates hospital price transparency guidance following executive order
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS updated its hospital price transparency guidance May 22, requiring hospitals to post
Read MoreCMS Rolls Out Aggressive Strategy to Enhance and Accelerate Medicare Advantage Audits
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a significant expansion of its auditing efforts for
Read MoreCall Centers Replaced Many Doctors’ Receptionists. Now, AI Is Coming for Call Centers.
(By Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or
Read MoreHealth Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 20, 2025) On May 18, the House Budget Committee advanced a budget
Read MoreHow Will the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate?
(By Jared Ortaliza, Matt McGough, Cynthia Cox, Kaye Pestaina, Robin Rudowitz, and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:
Read MoreCMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients
(Source -www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing draft guidance for public comment on the third
Read MoreInsurers pay higher commercial prices to hospitals in their Medicare Advantage network: Study
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) On average, insurers pay 4.7% higher commercial prices to hospitals that are a part
Read MoreTrump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it’s unclear how it would work
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) President Trump is taking aim at U.S. drug prices with an executive order geared toward
Read MoreShould CMS monitor biosimilar coverage on formularies?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a study that found many Medicare
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