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Policy and Legislation

By Susan Morse | 04:46 pm | December 19, 2017
Tax reform bill eliminates Affordable Care Act mandate; opponents fear cuts to Medicaid, Medicare.
By Mike Miliard | 04:23 pm | December 19, 2017
HHS Office for Civil Rights offers a new perspective on the privacy law as it relates to mental health and substance abuse, clinical research.
By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News | 05:22 pm | December 18, 2017
As support for single-payer healthcare climbs in the U.S. researchers question the pros and cons of both systems.
By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News | 05:03 pm | December 15, 2017
Labs that were paid millions are now deeply in debt to Medicare with few assets on hand.
By Susan Morse | 11:06 am | December 15, 2017
Clinicians need technical assistance and greater program integrity to keep QPP from risk of fraud and improper payments, according to the Office of the Inspector General.
By Susan Morse | 05:04 pm | December 13, 2017
Going into the final days of open enrollment, more than 4 million people have selected plans, but CMS says many will fail to keep their coverage.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:01 pm | December 13, 2017
Eligible clinicians can report quality information for only one patient using just one measure but they have to do it in 2017.
By Susan Morse | 02:22 pm | December 13, 2017
House Ways and Means Committee Republicans have introduced several bills to stop Affordable Care Act taxes from going into effect.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:55 am | December 13, 2017
Patients admitted to rural hospitals have greater risk of death during hospitalization than they do in urban hospitals, a study finds. That means it's time for healthcare executives to address this problem.
By Susan Morse | 04:41 pm | December 12, 2017
The new outcome measures are for inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term hospital stays.