CMS to allow states to use ACA subsidies for health plans outside of exchanges
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS intends to give states flexibility to reroute funding of ACA premium subsidies
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Employers look for new ways to cut health insurance costs
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) After years of seeing employee deductibles rise, employers are looking for novel ways
Read MoreNew Medicare rates could boost lab costs by $11B, GAO warns
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The implementation of CMS’ new clinical lab payment rates in Medicare could increase
Read MoreMedicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has failed to ensure
Read MoreIntensity, duration of drug shortages are spiking, FDA says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA is not only seeing an increased incidence of drug shortages, there’s
Read More‘A loss for the rest of us’: An FDA approval is a boon for a drug maker, but could come at a major cost for patients
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Vickie Moored can walk again. Her words don’t slur, her vision isn’t blurred, and she
Read MoreRecognizing Suicide’s Warning Signs Could Save Lives
(By Christine Vestal for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) PORTLAND — For Portland resident Stephen Canova, thoughts
Read MoreThe long-delayed 340B final rule is out
The rule for the 340B drug discount program, which would set price ceilings and monetary penalties, will begin of next
Read MoreIs Trump Pushing Health Insurance Innovation Or An ACA Rollback?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) On his first day in office, as part of his mission to dismantle
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