Policy and Legislation
Even though case counts are on the decline in much of the country, the White House continues to see a need for federal assistance.
The resolution is unlikely to pass the House, and Biden would veto the bill if passed, the White House says.
Attorneys representing insulin purchasers against Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly say they have filed a motion for class certification.
Physician and digital teams, as well as others, have until March 31 to apply for a MIPS EUC waiver, and can have the information reweighed.
Biden says his top priority is getting prices under control, including drug prices.
'Cyber shields up,' says Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Hospitals will continue to have mask-wearing policies in place, and the AMA urges Americans to continue wearing masks indoors.
Nationally, the nursing home staff vaccination rate is about 84%; 23 states report staff vaccination rates higher than the national average.
HHS agency warns of cybersecurity risks of EHRs; bipartisan appeal to CMS to keep Medicare Advantage
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This week's top stories include the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center reporting that <span style="color:black">Protected Health Information in EHRs is prized by bad actors, and 60 U.S. senators sent a letter urging CMS to protect MA. </span></span></span></span></span></p>
This is far less than the $25 billion distribution requested by the American Hospital Association.