Congress HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft of Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at… Thomas Sullivan Feb 7, 2022 0 In late January 2022, Senators Patty Murray and Richard Burr (Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
Transparency Hospital Price Disclosures Still Not Perfect Thomas Sullivan Feb 4, 2022 0 In mid-December 2021, a study published in JAMA Open Network concluded that the CMS rule requiring hospitals in the United States…
Academic Organizations Letter to the Editor — Need for Increased Funding for Residency and… Thomas Sullivan Feb 4, 2022 0 From time to time, we receive letters to the editors on a story. Today we received this well writing letter from Natalie Bullock,…
CMS What’s on Tap with CMMI for 2022 Thomas Sullivan Feb 3, 2022 0 In late 2021, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) introduced a strategic refresh, aiming to make value-based…
Medicare Study Found MA Quality Bonus Program Resulted in No Observable Difference… Thomas Sullivan Feb 2, 2022 0 Health Affairs recently published an article that found the effectiveness of the Medicare quality bonus program was limited. The…
Uncategorized Patients and Advocates Frustrated by CMS Draft Decision Regarding Aduhelm Thomas Sullivan Feb 1, 2022 0 In early January 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released a draft decision that would only permit Medicare…
AMA AHA and AMA File Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Over Implementation… Thomas Sullivan Jan 31, 2022 0 Toward the end of 2021, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) filed a joint lawsuit…
Uncategorized Policy and Medicine Compliance Update January 2021 Issue Offers insights… Thomas Sullivan Jan 29, 2022 0 Policy and Medicine Compliance Update is our monthly compliance publication designed to help compliance professionals go…
CMS CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Major MA and Part D Changes Thomas Sullivan Jan 28, 2022 0 The Biden administration wants Medicare Part D plans to apply any price concessions they get from drug makers to the point-of-sale…
Affordable Care Act Biden Administration Proposes Requiring Standardized Plan Designs on ACA… Thomas Sullivan Jan 27, 2022 0 The Biden administration is aiming to require insurers to offer standardized plan designs on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's)…