Policy and Legislation
Government watchdog estimated that during a 6-month audit period, Medicare paid hundreds of millions for services that did not comply with the agency's requirements.
Insurers in the individual market are starting work on setting premium rates for this October without federal cost-sharing reduction funds or a reinsurance program.
States qualify by having at least 85 percent of their Medicaid population in managed care or by reducing provider payments rates.
Insurers get no federal funds for cost-sharing reduction payments or a reinsurance program to help stabilize the individual market.
The government's repeal of the ACA's individual mandate has threatened stability already and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is projecting that fewer insurers will lead to higher premiums.
As Congress debates appropriations legislation with the Friday deadline looming, cost-sharing reduction payments and reinsurance face uphill battle for inclusion.
By May 25, U.S. providers caring for EU patients will need to brush up on consent forms, data sharing and privacy monitoring because the General Data Protection Regulation is tougher than HIPAA.
Factors that the research firm said are creating an era of uncertainty in the healthcare industry.
An electronic prescription drug monitoring program network would track controlled substance prescriptions in a state.
Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford alleged CVS business practices created an emergency situation in his home state, calls for more scrutiny in merger deal.