A top insurance lobbying group plans to press Congress this session to adopt legislation that expands the footprint of site-neutral payment reform, setting up a likely clash with hospital groups. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), which represents 38 Blues plans, released several policy priorities for the current Congress as part of a new […]
The White House, federal agencies and lawmakers today marked the elimination of the DATA-Waiver Program, better known as the X-Waiver requirement, with calls for providers to begin incorporating opioid use disorder treatment buprenorphine in everyday patient care. The X-Waiver requirement only permitted doctors who had received specialized training and federal permissions to prescribe the opioid
U.S. filing fees for large merger deals are expected to skyrocket — by as much as 700% in some cases this year — thanks to provisions of the omnibus spending package passed by Congress in late December. The new fees, which have not yet gone into effect, are intended to raise additional revenue for U.S.
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Congress passed legislation on mental health, drugs, pandemic preparedness, new Medicare benefits and Medicaid expansion — all before the arrival of the new House. Read the full article: The December Omnibus Bill’s Little Secret: It Was Also a Giant Health Bill // Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/upshot/new-health-policies-budget.html
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The doctors in the House want to revamp how Medicare pays physicians, potentially giving health-care providers a boost in pay in coming years. Lawmakers with medical backgrounds say the time is right and they’re in key positions this Congress to end what’s become an annual frustration of averting billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare
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Congress should raise Medicare payment rates for hospitals and physicians next year while cutting fees to skilled nursing facilities and home care providers, MedPAC recommended on Thursday. The adjustments from the board, which advises Congress on Medicare policy, reflect inflationary pressures facing providers and concerns about maintaining Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care, committee members say.
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On November 16, 2022, New Jersey Senate Bill No. 315 (S-315) went into effect, providing new employment protections to eligible employees of certain private healthcare entities that undergo a “change in control.” The law imposes various requirements, including advance notice, offers of continued employment to eligible employees and enhanced protection against termination for at least
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