Policy and Legislation
Among other changes, the rule shortens the open enrollment period starting in 2027.
The penalty for non-compliance is the loss of tax-exempt status for a not-for-profit hospital for a year, says Hal Andrews, CEO of Trilliant Health.
Some physicians have already stopped care and one organization says decision will criminalize providers.
The bill keeps provisions that are expected to cut $800B in Medicaid funding while adding more stringent work requirements.
In February, a new set of premerger notification rules went into effect that changed the information required.
After years of cuts, AMA says it supports a bipartisan bill that "takes a meaningful step toward reestablishing Medicare payment stability."
Kennedy named the new panel in a post on X on Wednesday, two days after firing all 17 ACIP members.
Tax policy has shifted drug manufacturing to Switzerland, Ireland and Germany, says Johns Hopkins expert.
Committee members have conflicts of interest and have acted as a rubber stamp for vaccines, Kennedy wrote in a WSJ op-ed.
Identify key performance indicators and then insert the potential technologies that can solve the problem, says Charles Worthington, CTO and Chief AI Officer at the Department of Veteran Affairs.