Small Self-Insured Employer Health Plans Bill
The House members voted 234-184 to proceed with consideration of H.R. 1304, the Self-Insurance Protection Act bill. Read article here…
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Legislative Update
A Bill to Require Medicare to Test Telehealth
U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act , which require the
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Increase for 2018
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved its final payment rate, an increase of 0.45 percent on
Read MoreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Voting this Week on Medicare Part B Drugs
On Thursday, April 6 th , the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues
Read MoreDemonstration of Support Prohibiting Direct and Indirect Fees
In support of companion bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would prohibit retroactive pharmacy direct and indirect
Read MoreTie-Breaking Vote on Planned Parenthood Funding
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence casted the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on a bill that will give states
Read MoreTom Price defends proposed cuts at NIH, citing ‘indirect’ expenses
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price on Wednesday defended
Read MoreAutomatically Enrolled In Accountable Care Organizations
In the federal government’s effort to reduce Medicare spending, they are automatically enrolling patients in Accountable Care Organizations ( ACOs
Read MoreHouse Leaders ‘Came Up Short’ In Effort To Kill Obamacare
(By Mary Agnes Carey for Kaiser Health News) Despite days of intense negotiations and last-minute concessions to win over wavering
Read More7 states addressing surprise medical billing so far in 2017
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legislators from seven states have proposed legislation in the first few months of
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