Policy and Legislation

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services effort to reduce regulatory burdens are being warmly received -- but the industry appears less excited about stipulations concerning price transparency and patient access to EHR data.

HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said he would ask Senate leaders to consider the bill this summer.

Letter from numerous groups to Seema Verma called out policy changes, slow updates to QPP website and "lack of timely notification" as reasons to shorten the 2018 reporting period.

AHIP CEO Matt Eyles says a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would result in more uninsured Americans and leave sicker, riskier patients in ACA marketplaces, ultimately driving healthcare costs higher.

Bipartisan bill is expected after questions are answered by April 26 deadline; Senate HELP committee gets ready to markup Opioid Crisis Response Act.

Parker, who has 20 years of experience at Anthem, will address the cost and availability of health insurance, HHS says.

The agency wants to overturn the court ruling against the agency's final rule that includes private insurance and Medicare reimbursement in setting payment limits.

America's Health Insurance Plans is among organizations asking Azar, HHS to stop the routing of dialysis patients who are eligible for Medicare, Medicaid to individual coverage carrying higher reimbursement rates.

The top Health and Human Services official was admitted Sunday for observation 'out of an abundance of caution.'

Proposed legislation would allow pre-deductible coverage at onsite and retail clinics for treatment of primary, chronic and preventative care.