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CMS Physician Payment Rule Promotes Greater Access to Telehealth Services, Diabetes Prevention Programs

Nov 17, 2021 at 04:24 pm by pj

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing actions that will advance its strategic commitment to drive innovation to support health equity and high q.... Read More

CMS Takes Steps to Reduce Disparities Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease

Oct 29, 2021 at 05:57 pm by pj

   Changes to ETC Model are among Innovation Center’s unprecedented steps to close health equity gaps Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.... Read More

Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision

Oct 27, 2021 at 12:00 pm by pj

  By Victoria Knight and Rachana Pradhan and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration and Congress are embroiled in high-st.... Read More

FDA’s Delay on Juul, Menthol Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Puts Kids at Risk 

Oct 18, 2021 at 08:50 pm by pj

By JANELLE HOM   As many students return to school for the first time in months, the American Lung Association urges FDA to act swiftly in ending sale of.... Read More

Surprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check

Oct 16, 2021 at 11:22 pm by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount.... Read More

The Deadline to Claim the ERC is December 31, 2021

Oct 14, 2021 at 10:32 am by dcovell

By Dan Covell The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES ACT was enacted in April 2020. The Employee Retention Credit (ERC), under the CAR.... Read More

Biden Releases a New Plan to Combat Covid, but Experts Say There’s Still a Ways to Go

Sep 15, 2021 at 10:18 am by pj

By Victoria Knight and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Promise: “I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat.... Read More

Though Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program

Jul 22, 2021 at 04:42 pm by pj

  By Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News  Damon Diessner tried for years to slim down from his weight of more than 400 pounds, partly because his size embarrasse.... Read More

Senate Democrats’ Plan Boosts Spending on Medicare, ACA Subsidies, Long-Term Care

Jul 15, 2021 at 08:03 pm by pj

  By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News  The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American healt.... Read More

Food for Thought Presentation: A Look at Lockdowns

Jul 13, 2021 at 03:00 pm by pj

In the interest of providing differing perspectives on lockdowns and how the pandemic was managed, we bring this presentation to our readers.  PANDA’s co-founder,.... Read More

Labor Department Issues Emergency Rules to Protect Health Care Workers From Covid

Jun 13, 2021 at 07:35 pm by pj

  By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News  Labor Department officials on Thursday announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, say.... Read More

Expanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief

Jun 06, 2021 at 09:22 pm by pj

  By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News  The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in fe.... Read More

Biden Administration Signals It’s in No Rush to Allow Canadian Drug Imports

May 30, 2021 at 02:36 am by pj

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News    The Biden administration said Friday it has no timeline on whether it will allow stat.... Read More

Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic

May 04, 2021 at 11:51 pm by pj

  By Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pand.... Read More

Censorship or Misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube Spar Over Covid Roundtable Takedown

Apr 22, 2021 at 02:49 pm by pj

  Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News In early April, YouTube took down a video featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a group of controversial scientists at a March 1.... Read More

Humana Health Plan in Florida Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds

Apr 20, 2021 at 01:16 am by pj

  By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick som.... Read More

Adult-use Legalization Laws not Associated with Adverse Impacts on Public Health

Apr 15, 2021 at 02:40 pm by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   When it comes to cannabis legalization, a common strategy by prohibitionists is to use “doom and gloom” or “fear of.... Read More

The FDA Seeks a New Way to Review Old Drugs Without Causing Prices to Soar

Apr 15, 2021 at 12:31 pm by pj

  By Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News  Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis. He got a prescr.... Read More

Biden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules

Apr 15, 2021 at 12:27 pm by pj

  By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News  The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referral.... Read More

Biden Seeks $400 Billion to Buttress Long-Term Care. A Look at What’s at Stake.

Apr 12, 2021 at 06:57 pm by pj

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain indepe.... Read More