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New rule set to allow Obama administration to rate health plans by network size
The administration says it will raise maximum out-of-pocket costs to $7,150 for individuals and $14,300 for families.
By Ana Mulero • March 7, 2016 -
Medical marijuana, abortion restrictions bills advance in Florida House
If enacted, the abortion bill would bar state funding of groups like Planned Parenthood.
By Meg Bryant • March 4, 2016 -
Trendline
Labor
Hospitals are navigating persistent labor shortages with the need to cut costs — a source of contention that could leave patients caught in the middle.
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SCOTUS: States can't force health insurers to share claims data
Justice Anthony Kennedy said Vermont’s law and others like it interfere with “nationally uniform” health plan administration.
By Meg Bryant • March 4, 2016 -
Medicaid expansion approved for Flint residents affected by lead exposure
Michigan's demonstration to expand Medicaid coverage and services in Flint will last for five years.
By Ana Mulero • March 4, 2016 -
HHS expands Head Start to Flint
The services are intended to help children overcome the effects of lead exposure.
By Heather Caspi • March 3, 2016 -
Obama administration ties 30% of Medicare payments to quality
Its timeline for shifting Medicare payments from quantity to quality of care is ahead of schedule as the goal was to reach this percentage by the end of the year.
By Ana Mulero • March 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
FBI v Apple: Is medical records privacy at risk?
The battle over encrypted information on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists should give pause to anyone who signs a privacy agreement with a HIPAA-covered entity, said security expert Kevin Johnson.
By Meg Bryant • March 3, 2016 -
Olympus settles kickback, bribery charges for whopping $646M
The settlement amount includes $22.8 million for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
By Meg Bryant • March 2, 2016 -
Campaign against healthcare fraud net the U.S. $2.4B last year
Most of the windfall was recovered through the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, a joint HHS and Justice initiative.
By Meg Bryant • March 2, 2016 -
ONC moves to strengthen health IT oversight
Under the proposal, ONC could initiate a direct review of certified health IT, if it had reason to suspect the product did not live up to its claims or resulted in medical errors.
By Meg Bryant • March 2, 2016 -
ONC proposes new rule to modify its Health IT Certification Program
The proposed rule is aimed at improving the safety, reliability, transparency, and accountability of certified health IT products.
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
Universal Health may opt out of Medicare bundle payments
Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative includes 2,100 acute care hospitals.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
Report: Denial rates for ICD-10 about 1.6%
The report indicates claim denials have not markedly increased.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
ONC appoints Accenture to develop patient-generated health data policies
The data includes not only a person's health and treatment history, but also symptoms and lifestyle choices.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
AHRQ director resigns following 2.5 years at helm
Dr. Richard Kronick worked to develop quality measures amid GOP efforts to cut the agency.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 29, 2016 -
CMS reveals final changes to 2017 ACA marketplace
Under the rule, released Monday, CMS aims to reduce the number of consumers who have surprise out-of-pocket costs at in-network facilities.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 29, 2016 -
FDA
White House pushes forward with Precision Medicine Initiative
The Obama administration unveiled a slew of new actions to speed development of precision medicines, including grants to support a million-strong patient cohort and a draft security policy.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 26, 2016 -
CMS aims to crackdown on 'questionable' providers, suppliers with proposed rule
The proposed rule would address providers and suppliers who avoid paying their Medicare debts.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Slavitt shares 4 lessons from ICD-10 transition
Despite doom and gloom predictions, the transition to ICD-10 went pretty well.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 25, 2016 -
FDA
Deep DivePrecision medicine: So close, yet so far away
“Just on a chemical basis, some targets are easy and some targets are hard … and the hard ones require more cost for a company."
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2016 -
NASDAQ notifies Escalon Medical of noncompliance
The company's stockholders' equity dropped below NASDAQ's requirement for listing as of Dec. 31, 2015.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
HIMSS16 to stream live radio from exhibit floor
This Just In @ HIMSS will feature interviews with more than 30 featured speakers.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Obama, governors outline strategies to counter opioid abuse crisis
More than two dozen states and 13 cities have petitioned the FDA to require warnings about the dangers of combining opioids and benzodiazepines.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Coming this spring: CMS' MIPS payment model details
CMS is investing $650 million to help more than 140,000 physicians make the shift to a value-based payment model.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Senate confirms Califf as FDA commissioner by an 89-4 vote
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to be the next FDA commissioner by an 89-4 vote. The four lawmakers voting against Califf had voiced their concern over the FDA's role in the growing opioid crisis in the U.S.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 24, 2016
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