Compliance & Legal
At stake is $1.6 billion in payments per year to thousands of 340B hospitals that serve vulnerable populations, the AHA said.
Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types of conditions and reinstating the HIPAA provisions temporarily lifted during the public health emergency.
Meeting the objectives of the final rule will be necessary to ensure compliance by January 1.
"Most favored nation" approach would break from GOP free-market orthodoxy by tying Medicare payments to what other nations pay.
The commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicare, put forth a number of options aimed at maximizing care access while minimizing risk.
The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes wrestling with COVID-19.
In his 70-minute speech from the South Lawn of the White House last night, President Donald Trump bashed opponent Joe Biden.
The complaint cited "dangerous" conditions, including failing to notify workers when they've been exposed to COVID-19.
Humana says it was billed millions of dollars for fraudulent prescription claims and members received unwanted expensive creams.
At the heart of the legal battle is whether the ACA can stand without the tax mandate for individuals to have health insurance.