Health Care Stakeholders Identify Prior Authorization as Ripe for Reform
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Patients Over Paperwork Initiative in…
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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…
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…
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…
Trump Administration Releases Plan to Allow Prescription Drug Importation
On July 31, 2019, the Trump Administration issued a press release that outlined a forthcoming…
FDA Announces Forthcoming Report on Regulatory Framework for CBD Products
On July 23, 2019, the FDA announced that it expects to issue an update on…
Senate Finance Committee Releases Draft Legislation to Address the Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs
On July 23, 2019, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sens.…