Policy and Legislation
If finalized, total payments are estimated to increase by $70 million in 2025.
This is despite payment errors under Medicaid dropping by $30 billion from the previous year.
The rule limits short-term plans to no more than four months instead of the current three years as set under the Trump administration.
HIMSS24
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Upwards of 41 drugs available through Medicare Part B could have a lowered Part B coinsurance rate from April 1 to June 30.
A decision is expected this summer during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Sen. Mark Warner's legislation would require providers and their vendors to meet minimum cybersecurity standards to qualify.
The White House says public service workers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law "because of past administrative failures."
The grants were framed as part of a larger push to address both the opioid epidemic and the country's mental health crisis.
The larger burden of healthcare spending is a function of both lower average total household spending and higher healthcare use.