CMS Issues Split Decision On Arkansas Medicaid Waiver
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration on Monday approved Arkansas’ request for a Medicaid work requirement
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Legislative Update
Senators roll out legislative initiative to improve healthcare price transparency
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to healthcare organizations and
Read MoreBuried In The Budget Bill Are Belated Gifts For Some Health Care Providers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When President Donald Trump signed the last-minute budget deal into law earlier this
Read MoreKentucky could become the first state to tax opioid prescriptions
(By Andrew Joseph for ST A T) Lawmakers in Kentucky are weighing whether to impose a new tax on opioid
Read MoreNew opioid bill would impose sweeping limits on some prescriptions, boost funding
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) A group of eight senators on Tuesday unveiled bipartisan legislation that would increase
Read MoreProposed legislation would let Iowa insurer evade ACA requirements: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Under new legislation, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Iowa’s largest health
Read MoreBipartisan Budget Act of 2018
President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the “Budget”), a two-year budget which made substantial revisions to Medicare,
Read MoreSummary of Recent and Proposed Changes to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Reimbursement
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) On February 9, 2018 the President signed into law the
Read MoreIn An Effort To Curb Drug Costs, States Advance Bills To Prod Feds On Importation
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Norm Thurston is a “free-market guy” — a conservative health economist in Republican-run
Read MoreA proposed provision in the budget would allow Medicare beneficiaries to contribute to HSAs
Currently the IRS doesn’t allow those on Medicare to contribute to health savings accounts; however, in a provision in President
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