Physician fee schedule rule finalized for 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1 issued the physician fee schedule final rule for...
Hospitals posting charges, OPPS/ASC final rule to be discussed during CMS forum
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will discuss highlights of the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and...
CMS releases 2019 OPPS/ASC payment system rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC)...
CMS issues final physician payment rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1 finalized a Medicare physician payment rule that could...
Federal health insurance open enrollment begins
Open enrollment through the Federal Health Insurance Exchange, also referred to as Obamacare or the Marketplace, starts Nov. 1...
CMS releases more information on Trump’s drug plan
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments through Dec....
Trump announces plan to lower drug prices
President Trump Oct. 25 rolled out a three-pronged plan that would test ways to lower costs for some Medicare...
HHS awards $293 million to expand primary health care workforce
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Oct. 18 announced $293...
President signs opioid bill
President Trump on Oct. 24 signed into law a sweeping 660-page bipartisan opioid package, H.R. 6 (115), that bundles...
FDA considers ban on flavored cigars
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is scaling up efforts to fight youth tobacco addiction with potential regulation that...
