Policy and Legislation
The proposed rule would enable employers to establish association health plans designed to increase competition and reduce premium costs.
The Trump Administration nominated Azar as HHS head in order to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, while addressing parts of the ACA and drug prices.
Eligible clinicians are encouraged to log-in early and often to familiarize themselves with the system.
The new guidelines discourage regulators from levying fines and aligns with Trump's promise to reduce bureaucracy, regulation and government intervention in business.
Opponents say hospitals are reaping windfall profits by buying drugs at a discount but a trade group counters that cutting the program will force safety net hospitals to reduce services and layoff caregivers.
State markets are in charge of their own marketing and enrollment assistance programs, so are somewhat immune from Trump administration actions to undermine enrollment.
After failed merger with Humana, Aetna would need to convince feds that the merger is more than two industry behemoths coming together.
Devin McGraw had also been working as ONC's chief privacy officer, a position that ONC head Donald Rucker has said will not be filled.
In 2016, the total national spending on pay-for-quality hit $354.5 billion.
Insurer did not address rumors of CVS takeover, but said decision on its pharmacy benefits manager would be announced by mid-2018.