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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. -
CMS Cracks Down on States’ Abuse of Supplemental Medicaid Payments
Opinion -The Trump administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on supplemental Medicaid payments to states, to improve monitoring and enforcement of Medicaid spending. -
Michigan Medicaid Work Rules Stalled by Lawsuit
Opinion -News -Michigan’s Medicaid work rules, set to begin in January 2020, are under attack as four enrollees filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the requirement violates the intent of the federal Medicaid Act of 1965, among other charges. -
Michigan Governor Calls for Delay of Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -health-care-news, News -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 -health-care-news, News -In addition to promoting classes on climate change, the American Medical Association (AMA) now wants medical school curricula to include classes on “health economics.” -
South Carolina Physicians Call for Market-Based Reforms
Opinion -News -The South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) has approved resolutions to support three reforms that would expand the quantity and quality of health care in their state. -
Ohio Considers ‘Social Impact Bonds’ for Public Health Challenges
Opinion -health-care-news, News -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 -health-care-news, News -Government should not fund a patient identification center, say 22 organizations. -
Google Data Partnership with Insurer Raises Patient Privacy Concerns
Opinion -health-care-news, News -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 -health-care-news, News -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. -
FDA Nominee Grilled about Agency’s Drug Approval Process
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The U.S. Senate considers the nomination of Stephen Hahn to head the FDA. -
Interview: Air Ambulance Access Under Threat from Congress
Opinion -health-care-news, News -In response to public outcry over “surprise medical bills,” Congress is considering the Lower Health Care Costs Act, reported out of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee -
Wyoming Requests Medicaid Pay for All Air Ambulance Flights
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Wyoming, a state with expansive plains and a sparse population, is working on a plan through the Section 1115 waiver process to have the federal government cover air ambulance transportation through Medicaid for all state residents, regardless of income. -
Federal Judge Orders CMS to End Site-Neutral Reimbursement Policy
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Reaffirming her earlier ruling against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) site-neutral pay policy, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer on October 21 rejected CMS’s request that it be allowed to develop its own remedy. -
Role of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants to Expand Under Medicare
Opinion -health-care-news, News -President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to practice under their full scope as Medicare providers. -
Texas Public Policy Foundation Aims to Get It ‘Right on Health Care’
Opinion -health-care-news, News -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. -
Benjamin Rush Institute Exposes Medical Students to Free Market Medicine
Opinion -News -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. -
Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules on Value-Based Care
Opinion -News -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new rules that could make it easier for physicians to provide and coordinate patient care, particularly for those in value-based payment models which base reimbursement on outcomes. -
Ineffective Federal Policies Cause Havoc in Biosimilars Market
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Lawsuits are being filed and a trade group released a report stating “anti-competitive” marketing practices by biologic drug makers are costing the health care market billions of dollars, -
Hospitals Respond Well to CMS Payment Incentives on Quality Care Measures
Opinion -News -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say more hospitals will receive positive payments than negative ones under its program to incentivize quality care for Medicare hospital patients. -
Congress Considers Prescription Drug Price Controls for Seniors
Opinion -health-care-news, News -A sweeping drug pricing bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been slowed by a disagreement between progressive and more moderate Democrats.
