CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare Part B Drugs and Biologicals; and 2) CAHPS Hospice Survey. Comments are due by April 4, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Child welfare algorithm may unfairly target disabled parents, complaints to DOJ allege
The Justice Department has reportedly been examining an algorithm used by one Pennsylvania county's child welfare agency to help determine which allegations of child neglect deserve a formal investigation, following a series of complaints that the algorithm is unfairly targeting parents with…#justicedepartment #pennsylvania #alleghenycounty #pittsburgh #medicaid #civilrightsdivision #afst #nicoleebiddle #familyscreeningtool #oregon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Gold The Last Freedom Train?
Via SchiffGold.com, Most people believe the Federal Reserve stabilizes the economy and our money. In reality, the central bank incentivized debt and destroys wealth. Is there a way to sidestep the destructive forces of central banking and fiat money? T.W. Thiltgen…#federalreserve #twthiltgen #peterschiff #schiffgold #ustreasury #treasurysecurities #medicare #medicaid #jpmorgan #normalcy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Centene Corp. agrees to pay $66.5M to Indiana in latest PBM settlement
So far, Centene has reached settlements that have been announced by more than a dozen states, requiring the nation ’s largest Medicaid managed care provider to make at least $618 million in payments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 2, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: James Drew Source Type: news
Millions To Lose Medicaid Coverage This Spring As Omnibus Bill Is Enacted And Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Ends
Beginning on April 1, state Medicaid agencies will be able to unenroll people who signed up for coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic. The omnibus bill allows states to kick adults off of the Medicaid rolls, regardless of the status of the public health emergency, which is set to expire May 11. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Decision Maker Content decisionmaker business pharma & Source Type: news
Millions on Medicaid face coverage cliff as pandemic aid ends
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire. The upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to care and potentially…#medicaid #danahittle #oregon #chip #nevada #aca #cms #markghaly #jackrollins #rhodeisland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Alzheimer's drug shows some promise, but has big price tag
The Food and Drug Administration recently granted fast-track approval to a new Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow the rate of cognitive decline for individuals in the early stages of the disease. Lecanemab, which will be sold under the brand name Leqembi, was developed jointly by Eisai 4523, and…#lecanemab #leqembi #eisai4523 #biogenbiib #medicare #fda #lilly #aduhelm #medicaid #eisai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Centene Corp. agrees to pay $66.5M to Indiana in latest PBM settlement
So far, Centene has reached settlements that have been announced by more than a dozen states, requiring the nation ’s largest Medicaid managed care provider to make at least $618 million in payments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - February 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: James Drew Source Type: news
South Carolina Senate backs expanding school voucher program
South Carolina senators on Wednesday approved a scholarship accounts program that would vastly expand eligibility for private school tuition vouchers -- making them available to middle-class families rather than just those who qualify for Medicaid. The House still must sign off on the proposal for…#southcarolina #medicaid #k12 #wesclimer #greghembree #hembree #democrats #republicans #marlonkimpson #mikefanning (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-October Through December 2022
Quarterly listing of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and Federal Register notices published from October through December 2022, including contact information for general questions or additional information about specific sections. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Correction
Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making corrections to theJanuary 27, 2023, information collection request titled "Emergency Ambulance Transports and Beneficiary Signature." (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, etc.
Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing policies to improve program integrity and payment accuracy in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This final rule codifies that, as part of the MA Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program audit methodology, CMS will extrapolate RADV audit findings beginning with payment year (PY) 2018 and will not extrapolate RADV audit findings for PYs 2011 through 2017. A policy is also being finalized whereby CMS will not apply an adjustment factor in RADV audits. This final rule is effective April 3, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Trump unveils sweeping attack on trans rights ahead of 2024
Former President Trump is promising to radically roll back transgender rights if elected president in 2024. The big picture: Gender-affirming care would be directly under threat from Trump, who vowed in a video posted to his social network to punish doctors and hospitals who provided the services…#trump #medicare #medicaid #orianagonzalez #republicans #gender #arkansas #utah #lgbtq #affordablecareact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends in May. Here ’s What Will Change
Almost since the emergence of COVID-19, the U.S. has treated the disease as both a national and public health emergency. That will end on May 11, 2023, the Biden Administration announced Jan. 30. The decision to end these important designations will have wide-ranging impacts on many health measures that Americans have come to take for granted over the past few years, including free vaccines, booster shots, tests, and treatments.
Declaring COVID-19 a public health emergency (PHE) in Jan. 2020 allowed the federal government—via a COVID-19 response led by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—to access...
Source: TIME: Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
MicroTransponder Secures CMS Transitional Pass-Through Status and New Technology Add-On Payment for Its Breakthrough Stroke Rehabilitation System, Vivistim
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- MicroTransponder®, Inc. announces that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Vivistim® Paired VNS System transitional pass-through status, expand... Devices, Neurology, Reimbursement MicroTransponder, Vivistim, Stroke (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
