Compliance & Legal
Barrett has been critical of past Supreme Court decisions upholding the ACA.
The FDA will oversee the importation of prescription medications from Canada that are labeled for use in the U.S.
This week's top stories include the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg and what that could mean for the Affordable Care Act, femtech companies calling out Facebook and the emergence of social informatics.
Non-emergent ambulance transports are in the top 20 Part B services with improper payments, CMS said.
Addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were potentially compromised over a period of more than two years.
A new conservative appointee could be the deciding vote in the constitutionality of the ACA.
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.