Policy and Legislation
Bill would negate a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule cutting $1.6 billion for drugs purchased by certain hospitals covered under the 340B program.
Suggestions include allowing enrollees to buy drugs at the pharmacy they prefer.
The government said it intends to collect from insurers the full 2016 risk corridors payments this month.
The Senate Finance Committee is currently considering a tax reform bill that eliminates the mandate and penalty for not having coverage.
Group wants federal government to fully fund the Medicaid programs of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, territories still reeling from major hurricanes.
Despite GOP efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, 470,000 more consumers this year have signed up during the first two weeks of open enrollment.
And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says.
Industry trade groups like the American Hospital Association and HIMSS are encouraged by his background in innovation and health IT.
Only seven states have little to no activity around value-based payment models, a study by Change Healthcare found.
The president has selected Alex Azar, a George W. Bush Administration alum, to kick-start Obamacare repeal, lower drug prices and further deregulation.