Policy and Legislation
Energy and Commerce Chairman calls for OIG investigation into taxpayer spending for outside communications, including money spent to promote Verma's brand.
CMS should eliminate mandatory mid-year changes and providers should be given more opportunity to give feedback, groups tell Seema Verma, Adam Boehler.
With the most expensive medical care in the world and shorter life expectancies, the US is in what the authors call a healthcare crisis.
The legislation would protect pre-existing conditions and also aims to lower costs, though passage of the entire package is unlikely.
The federal opinion is submitted as Democrats say they will release legislation to protect pre-existing conditions.
CMMI gave more than $622 million to 11 states as part of the Round 2 Model Test; New York implementing the most drastic changes.
The bill is being released near the ninth anniversary of the Affordable Care being signed into law.
Despite the moaning and groaning leading up to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, EU citizens are better protected now that it's in place, says Angelique Carson, editor of The Privacy Advisor at IAPP.
A greater proportion of women were able to find affordable access to acute and preventive services, as well as insurance coverage.
Healthcare CIOs can learn from the trends in state security, compliance and strategies, says Maggie Brunner, program director of Cybersecurity, Emergency Communications & Technology with the National Governors Association.