CareFirst and MedStar to Collaborate on Value-Based Care Partnership
On September 16, 2020, two of the largest not-for-profit healthcare entities in the mid-Atlantic region – CareFirst BlueCross…
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October 2020
AHA v. Azar Reversed by D.C. Court of Appeals
This summer, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed the United States District Court for the…
DOJ Files Suit Against Cigna Over Medicare Advantage Allegations
In early August 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Cigna, alleging that Cigna used a primary…
GAO Releases Second Report Detailing Government Response to COVID-19
Recently, the Government Accountability Organization (GAO) released a report detailing the federal government’s response to the…
FDA Holds Public Meeting on Communication with Industry
On August 11, 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to discuss a report that reviewed…
CME Webinars to Help Guide Clinicians Managing Diabetes Patients During the…
Multiple studies have shown that patients with diabetes are at increased risk of developing COVID-19 and suffering severe…
Recent Survey Finds 2021 QP Thresholds May Impede Medicare’s Move to…
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) recently conducted a survey of ACOs requesting feedback on the…
CMS Hospital Star Rating to Address Concerns on Underrating Critical Access…
The Trump administration released a long-awaited proposal to change how their star ratings posted on the Hospital Compare website…
Anti-Infective Drugs Found to Have Lower Total Phase Time Than Other Drugs
Recently, an analysis completed by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development found that new anti-infective drugs that…
Alberta Releases Regulations on Physician Payment Disclosure, Including…
In early September 2020, the Government of Alberta released regulations on physician payment disclosure in what is promised to be…