Medicare Patients Sue HHS to Recover Costs for Observation Care
On August 19, 2019, a trial over a controversial Medicare policy will begin in federal…
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Increased Insurer Participation in the Individual Market Benefits Consumers
While federal policymakers have spent years in heated debate over the future of the Patient…
Federal Regulators Fail to Provide Effective Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care Programs
Following news reports that Medicaid managed care contractors are not properly delivering care to patients,…
Aimed Alliance Responds to Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Sec. 1557 of the ACA
On May 24, 2019, the Trump Administration proposed several changes to Sec. 1557 of the…
AAMC: Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Projected to Worsen
According to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the nationwide primary…
Physician Groups Call for a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
On August 7, 2019, a group of physicians published an article in The Annals of…
New Report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Calls Attention to Low-Value Short-Term Plans
On July 22, 2019, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released a report titled…
HHS OIG Withdraws Policy Proposals from 1994 and 2002
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced…
ACA Lawsuits Advance During Congressional Recess
Two rules from the Trump Administration issued pursuant to an October 2017 executive order have…
What Do You Need to Know About Chronic Pancreatitis?
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-term progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas that leads to permanent…