Policy and Legislation

U.S. investments in global health research and development from 2007 to 2015 not only created jobs but injected millions into local economies.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price's statements and new research from the Commonwealth Fund suggest that the ACA provision brought more young people into the insurance pool and repealing it will trigger price increases.

The Congressional Budget Office has projected that repeal would increase premiums by 10 percent.

Rule eases regulatory burden estimated to cost providers $39 billion a year and the time of 59 full-time equivalent employees.

The data provides detailed information about services to beneficiaries enrolled in a MA managed plan.

American Hospital Association says that telehealth and connectivity are in jeopardy due to big cuts to rural healthcare.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services effort to reduce regulatory burdens are being warmly received -- but the industry appears less excited about stipulations concerning price transparency and patient access to EHR data.

HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said he would ask Senate leaders to consider the bill this summer.

Letter from numerous groups to Seema Verma called out policy changes, slow updates to QPP website and "lack of timely notification" as reasons to shorten the 2018 reporting period.

AHIP CEO Matt Eyles says a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would result in more uninsured Americans and leave sicker, riskier patients in ACA marketplaces, ultimately driving healthcare costs higher.