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New Medicare Payment Model to Incentivize At-Home Kidney Dialysis
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing rules for a mandatory payment model meant to improve kidney care and reduce costs. -
Feds Nix Wyoming’s Plan to Regulate Air Ambulances Through Medicaid
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) denied Wyoming’s request to expand Medicaid so it can control the price and distribution of its air ambulance service. -
Too Many Regulatory Silos in Patient Care, Says HHS Deputy Secretary
Opinion -Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Director Eric Hargan says his agency is trying to eliminate regulatory barriers to health care in a way that would improve delivery and maintain “safeguards to patients.” -
CMS Approves Utah’s Medicaid Work Rules After Rejecting Partial Expansion
Opinion -The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a work requirement for enrollees in the state’s expanded Medicaid program. -
Physicians Lose Jobs to Nurse Practitioners at Suburban Health Clinics
Opinion -On April 1, the Edwards-Elmhurst Hospital Health system will replace fifteen physicians at seven immediate care clinics in the Chicago suburbs with lower-cost nurse practitioners (NPs). -
Doctors’ Salaries Are Up, But Specialists Outpace Primary-Care Physicians, New Data Show
Opinion -America’s doctors and advanced practitioners are taking home fatter paychecks, but the earnings of primary-care physicians continue to lag well behind those of their specialist colleagues, -
Pacific Research Institute Warns Americans of Dangers of Socialized Medicine
Opinion -If there is a robust discussion on the dangers of socialized medicine in the United States, chances are the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is front and center. -
Health Care Reform Takes New Direction in Virginia
Opinion -A change in power in the Virginia legislature will put reforms of the state’s fiscally challenged Medicaid program on the back burner, say minority party opponents. -
Health Insurance Tax Break Increases National Debt, Stifles Economy
Opinion -Many Americans enjoy a little recognized tax benefit: employer health insurance. The benefit costs billions of dollars and discriminates against those who don't carry employer insurance. -
Pelican Institute Serves as a Louisiana Health Care Policy Watchdog
Opinion -Editor’s note: Each month, Health Care News will be profiling a national and state-based public policy organization working to advance freedom in the health care market so that consumers and providers can all be winners. -
Galen Institute Takes on Socialized Medicine, Promotes Health Care Choices
Opinion -Editor’s note: Each month, Health Care News will be profiling a national and state-based public policy organization working to advance freedom in the health care market so that consumers and providers can all be winners. -
FDA Faces Challenges Recruiting Scientists, Analysts
Opinion -Stephen Hahn was sworn in as FDA Commissioner December 17, 2019. Competing for a limited pool of talent could be a top challenge. -
Hospitals Supply Chain Inefficiencies Are Wasting Billions of Dollars, Study Finds
Opinion -Hospitals across the United States are wasting money through poor supply chain management, with the total amount increasing by nearly 12 percent over the most recent year to $25.7 billion, a study by the consulting firm Navigant found. -
Poll: Millions Know People Who Died Because Health Care Was Unaffordable
Opinion -A new poll shows more than 13 percent of American adults believe someone they know died because they did not receive needed medical treatment or could not pay for it. -
Medicare for All Would Reduce Household Income by 11 Percent, Study Finds
Opinion -Most Americans will pay much higher taxes and earn less income if Medicare for All becomes law, a new study by The Heritage Foundation states. -
Louisiana Removes Thousands of Ineligible People from Medicaid Rolls
Opinion -Louisiana removed Medicaid benefits from 46,000 people who failed to document their income eligibility in an annual information request to renew coverage. -
Michigan Lawmaker to Offer CON Reforms
Opinion -After successfully blocking the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) Commission from restricting access to a cutting-edge cancer treatment, Michigan lawmakers will soon consider further CON reforms. -
Michigan Governor Calls for Delay of Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -Saying it is the “most reasonable thing to do,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a delay of the state’s Medicaid work requirements, which are set to go into effect on New Year’s Day. -
AMA Calls for Health Economics Classes in Medical Schools
Opinion -In addition to promoting classes on climate change, the American Medical Association (AMA) now wants medical school curricula to include classes on “health economics.” -
Ohio Considers ‘Social Impact Bonds’ for Public Health Challenges
Opinion -Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague is proposing to turn to the private sector and local governments to help deal with two of the state’s most troubling health care challenges: infant mortality and opioid drug addiction. -
Block Government Patient I.D.s, Organizations Ask Senate
Opinion -Government should not fund a patient identification center, say 22 organizations. -
Google Data Partnership with Insurer Raises Patient Privacy Concerns
Opinion -Under fire from consumers, privacy experts, and regulators, Google is defending its data-sharing partnership with insurer Ascension Health, saying it will treat private patient data “with the respect that it deserves.” -
Trump Administration Proposes New Health Care Transparency Rules
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Vowing to help patients get accurate estimates of the costs of health care services before receiving treatment, -
Congress Considers Bills to Address Doctor Residency Shortage
Opinion -Lawmakers in Congress have introduced bills to add 1,000 new hospital residencies over the next five years to combat a national physician shortage intensified by the opioid crisis.
