Policy and Legislation
Massachusetts wants the power to negotiate discounts for the drugs it purchases and to exclude drugs with limited treatment value.
Proposed rule would update star rating methodology, save Medicare close to $200 million over 5 years.
Resolution 232, adopted this week by the AMA House of Delegates, argues for the legal designation of healthcare facilities as sensitive locations.
Hospitals challenged CMS after the agency gave a 0.2 percent downward adjustment to inpatient payment under the two-midnight rule.
Bill would negate a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule cutting $1.6 billion for drugs purchased by certain hospitals covered under the 340B program.
Suggestions include allowing enrollees to buy drugs at the pharmacy they prefer.
The government said it intends to collect from insurers the full 2016 risk corridors payments this month.
The Senate Finance Committee is currently considering a tax reform bill that eliminates the mandate and penalty for not having coverage.
Group wants federal government to fully fund the Medicaid programs of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, territories still reeling from major hurricanes.
Despite GOP efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, 470,000 more consumers this year have signed up during the first two weeks of open enrollment.