Uninsured rate holds steady in 2017
The number of U.S. residents without health insurance for the entire year in 2017 was estimated at 28.5 million, or 8.8 percent of the...
Senate support needed for site-neutral payment policy letter
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are asking their Senate colleagues to sign on to a letter urging the Centers for...
Azar targets drug prices
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar last week met with Republican lawmakers of the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss ways...
Health groups urge Senate to pass opioids bill
More than 200 health groups from across the country signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging...
House Ways and Means Committee sends letter to CMS asking for burden reduction
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has been involved in discussions with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the...
Hospital groups refile challenge to reverse 340B cuts
Hospital groups refiled a lawsuit seeking to reverse the Trump administration's cuts to the 340B federal drug discount program.
In July, the D.C. Circuit Court...
CMS to host call on disparity methods used in confidential reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call Sept. 12 from 3-4 p.m. (CST) to review the two...
Comments sought on 21st Century Cures Act EHR Reporting Program
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a request for information asking public stakeholders to share comments on...
HHS provides nerve agent response for EMS and hospital-based personnel
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of...
Medicare card handouts available from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare enrollees in South Dakota. A unique Medicare number replaces...
