Policy and Legislation
Focus is on aging demographic, managing chronic conditions through integration with home, behavioral health, insurer says.
Without the subsidized funds that insurers use to reduce costs for beneficiaries, ACA premiums will rise, groups say.
Employers in New York, Michigan and Illinois accounted for the most H-1B visa applications for foreign physicians, nearly a third of the total.
The compromise could be letting states decide whether to seek a federal waiver to change the essential health benefits.
A new bill could be out as early as the weekend as President Donald Trump chases a win before his 100-day mark.
The agency scored higher on six of nine patient safety indicators, but still needs to work on behavioral health and patient experience, a JAMA Internal Medicine report finds.
Veterans Choice Program Extension lets vets seek care at private institutions, buys time for VA Secretary Shulkin to write a more comprehensive plan.
In a pre-taped interview on Anderson Cooper 360, Gupta pressed Price on the efficacy of these plans.
HHS Secretary Tom Price plans to focus on public health surveillance and the availability of overdose-reversing drugs.
Group wants a commitment that cost-sharing reduction payments will be fully funded in 2017 budget and in 2018.