Policy and Legislation
A federal court judge in Chicago Tuesday dismissed a whistle-blower case against long-term care pharmacy provider, Omnicare, following the finalization of an undisclosed settlement that took nearly a year to hammer out.
Under a proposed rule issued this week, CMS would make a separate payment to physicians for managing select Medicare patients' care needs beginning in 2015. Currently, Medicare only pays for primary care management services as part of a face-to-face visit.
The administration suddenly announced tonight that the requirement that all employers with 50 or more workers offer health insurance has been delayed until 2015.
As part of the CY 2014 Medicare end stage renal disease prospective payment system proposed rule, CMS is proposing updates to three Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies policies.
The Obama administration announced that it has delayed until 2015 the healthcare reform law's requirement that businesses with more than 50 employees must offer them insurance, bending to criticism that requirements were burdensome and complex.
Proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) will save the government approximately $290 million but the resulting cuts have home health agencies concerned.
An FDA request for proof of a mobile product's clearance sets off latest debate, while a lot of 'money is sitting on the sidelines,' around the expected October release of FDA mobile health regulations.
A recent report released by Standard & Poor's Rating Services says their rating agency is concerned that Big Pharma's current American pricing flexibility may diminish increasingly over the next few years due to rapidly growing costs of Medicare and Social Security with the aging of the U.S. population, and public and private sector healthcare payers looking to control their medical expenses.
With a number of studies indicating that one in three patients enters U.S. hospitals malnourished and many more becoming malnourished once admitted, five organizations decided to band together to launch the Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition.
Lawmakers introduce bill to extend Federal Tort Claims Act liability protection to practitioners volunteering at community health centers and free clinics.