Key points provided for proposed rule for physician fee schedule
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule on the calendar year (CY) 2019 physician fee schedule. The...
CMS proposes change in office visit codes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma sent a letter to doctors proposing changes to the documentation requirements for office...
Hospitals can expect more oversight on 340B Drug Pricing Program
Comments made by Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar during the 340B Coalition Summer Meeting last week put hospitals on alert to...
Measure to cap drug prices in SD removed from ballot
Initiated Measure (IM) 26, which would have capped drug prices in South Dakota, was removed from the November 2018 ballot by Circuit Judge Patricia...
House expected to vote on farm bill today
House agriculture leaders said they expect the House to vote this afternoon to move the farm bill, H.R. 2 (115), to a conference committee....
Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of 340B lawsuit
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision yesterday in the 340B drug savings case affirming the district court’s dismissal....
FCC considering $100 million for new telehealth pilot program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it will seek $100 million in funding to establish a Connected Care Pilot Program to support telehealth for...
Trump administration advocates for expanding work requirements in non-cash welfare programs
The White House Council of Economic Advisers last week released a report that argued in favor of imposing work requirements on U.S. residents enrolled...
CMS proposes to change Medicare physician fee schedule rule – and much more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released yesterday a 1,473 page proposal (CMS-1693-P) that would update physician fee schedule rates by 0.25 percent...
Funding for ACA marketplace outreach is cut
Grant money used to educate and enroll people in health insurance plans available through the federal insurance marketplace will be cut to $10 million...
