Lawmakers want CMS’ prior authorization proposal to go further
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 230 U.S. representatives and 61 senators are asking HHS and CMS
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Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) A continuing key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering prescription drug costs. Today, the Department of
Read MoreMedicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, but
Read MoreHHS cuts 7 drugs from Medicare Part B rebates list
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS has removed seven drugs from its initial list of 27 drugs subject
Read MoreAHIP backs HHS in challenge to agency’s copay coupon policies
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) AHIP is backing an HHS policy that allows insurers not to count copay
Read MorePayers spending ‘buckets of money’ lobbying against Medicare Advantage rate changes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The insurance industry is mounting its largest lobbying fight in years against CMS’
Read MoreHHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026
(Source – www.cms.gov) For the first time in history, Medicare will have the ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
Read MoreMedicare for all … of East Palestine?
(By Sarah Owermohle for STAT) WASHINGTON — Nearly three weeks after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spewing toxic
Read MoreHHS: Medicare Advantage audits, risk adjustment changes are not funding cuts
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage audits are “unequivocally not cuts” in funding, HHS says. In a Feb.
Read MoreHHS unveils 3 new drug price models
By Mackenzie Bean and Paige Twenter On February 14, 2023 for Becker’s Hospital Review HHS is taking aim at high
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