Along State Lines: Medicaid Expansion
State borders have become dividing lines that determine whether many Americans have access to Medicaid health insurance coverage. As of…
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CMS Issues Guidance Allowing States to Implement Health-Contingent Wellness Programs
On Monday, September 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the agency will allow states to…
35 People Indicted for Fraudulently Billing Medicare $2 Billion for Genetic Tests
In response to one of the country’s largest health care fraud schemes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted 35 individuals…
Idaho Submits Waiver for Medicaid Work Requirements
After a failed attempt to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, Idaho has resubmitted an amended work requirement waiver to…
Impeachment Hearings Threaten to Derail Drug Price Reform
In a time of great partisan divide, both sides of the aisle seem to agree on one thing: it is…
Exorbitant Health Care Costs Weigh on Both Employers and Employees
A recent survey of employers conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation revealed that the cost of family health coverage has…
Congressional Leaders Pressure FDA to Act Quickly on CBD Regulation
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to include report language in the FY 2020 spending bill that…
Consumer Technology Association Releases Consensus Guidelines on Health Data Privacy
On September 12, 2019, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released a set of standards for health data privacy that were…
Federal Agency Initiates First Enforcement Action Over Inaccessible Medical Records
Bayfront Health of St. Petersburg, FL became the first HIPAA-covered entity to be sanctioned by U.S. Health and Human Services…
HHS, DOL, and Treasury Release Additional Guidance on Mental Health Parity
On September 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury jointly issued a…