Policy and Operations
Medicare Part D Enrollees with Serious Health Conditions Can Face Thousands of Dollars in Out-of-Pocket Costs Annually for Specialty Drugs05 Feb 2019
Despite Medicare’s protections, Part D enrollees with serious health conditions can face thousands of dollars in annual out-of-pocket costs for... Continue Reading
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ONC’s 2018 Annual Report to Congress22 Jan 2019
Annual Update on the Adoption of a Nationwide System for the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information Prepared by:... Continue Reading
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ACOs Want Deadline Extended for CMS’s Pathways to Success Applications22 Jan 2019
NAACOS says its members need an additional month to examine the complex 267-page final rule, which was issued on December... Continue Reading
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ONC Releases 2019 Health Data Interoperability Standards Advisory22 Jan 2019
The 2019 ISA contains updated standards and implementation specifications to meet health data interoperability needs. ONC has released the 2019... Continue Reading
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Hospitals Begin Posting Charges for Healthcare Services, but Oversight Still Missing22 Jan 2019
Since the start of January, hospitals are required by CMS to post their charges for services in a machine-readable format,... Continue Reading
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Private sector, HHS discuss how to facilitate healthcare investment22 Jan 2019
When Eric Hargan became HHS deputy secretary in 2017, the agency did not have a coordinated effort underway to address... Continue Reading
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‘Medicare for all’ advocates emboldened by ObamaCare lawsuit09 Jan 2019
Progressive groups and lawmakers plan to use a Texas judge’s ruling against ObamaCare to jump-start their push for “Medicare for... Continue Reading
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Senate confirms James Gfrerer as VA CIO; will oversee EHR transition09 Jan 2019
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the Trump administration’s nominee for the position of chief information officer at the Department of... Continue Reading
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OCR seeks public input on potential modifications to the HIPAA Rules09 Jan 2019
On December 14, 2018, the Office for Civil Rights published a Request for Information that seeks public input on how... Continue Reading
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Medicare At 55 Could Gain Momentum In 201909 Jan 2019
After two years of defending the Affordable Care Act from Republican appeal attempts, Democrats could go on the offensive with... Continue Reading
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