March 26, 2018 HHS Defends 340B Regulation that Cuts Payments In court filings last week, HHS argued that its 28.5 percent 340B drug payment reductions in the outpatient payment rule “were justified by developments in the market” due to the program's over-expansion. Additionally, HHS stated that it already...
March 19, 2018 (NOTE: The federal government shuts down Friday, March 23, unless Congress reaches a final 2018 spending deal. House legislation for an Omnibus spending bill is expected to be released for public review on Monday, March 19. Click here for a news summary explaining...
March 12, 2018 Trump's Healthcare Team Revealing Its Priorities The President's health care team appears to be securing its footing just months after the newest HHS Secretary took the job. In communications over the past week, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Scott...
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March 5, 2018 Healthgrades Awards Best 50 and 100 Hospitals for 2018 Hospitals from 28 states made Healthgrades Top Hospitals list this year. Healthgrades last week released America’s 50 and 100 Best Hospitals™ for 2018. The recipients, which represent the top 1% and 2% of hospitals in the...
February 26, 2018 Hospitals Inflate Outpatient Oncology Treatment Costs: New Report A new report published in the American Journal of Managed Care shows that large-scale medical centers inflated outpatient oncology treatment costs substantially above what Medicare typically pays, and their markups vary anywhere from three to six...
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