Policy and Legislation

The drug was estimated to cost Medicare $12B in one year, representing 36% of the 2018 Part B budget.

The proposed rule would restore the longstanding process for the handling of conscience complaints, HHS says.

<p>The chief innovation officer for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, James Hury, discusses the programs of greatest interest to the HIMSS audience, including collaboration opportunities.</p>

The XBB variant, which is resistant to immunity, now makes up over half of cases in New England.

The legislation extends waivers for both programs that were put in place under the public health emergency.

States may begin processing Medicaid redeterminations on April 1, 2023, and have one year to complete them.

Transparent ownership data, the agency says, benefits the public by assisting patients in making better informed decisions about care.

<p>Abigail Katz and Leslie Iburg with United Language Group talk about the challenges that come with eventual expiration of the federal public health emergency and what is needed to reach beneficiaries.</p>

Last week ASPR extended flexibility to states to use Tamiflu in state stockpiles that were previously reserved for a pandemic flu.

When the next phase of the final rule's rollout occurs in January, payers will need to be ready for a new world of price transparency.