Supreme Court Upholds Exemption to ACA’s Contraception Coverage Requirement
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow a key exemption to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage requirements, meaning closely held, for-profit businesses can assert a religious objection.
How the ACA Affects Healthcare Providers
Physicians can expect to experience many changes in the way they practice as provisions of the Affordable Care Act continue to be implemented.
Track-and-Trace, Compounding Reform Bill Signed Into Law
The Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204) that provides uniform, nationwide standards for both pharmacy compounding and drug tracking was enacted into law in November.
Congress to Review Advance-Care Planning Legislation
Congress is reviewing the Personalize Your Care Act, bipartisan legislation to provide Medicare and Medicaid coverage for voluntary advance-care planning consultations.
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Helps Recover Medicare Funds
As part of the fiscal cliff legislation enacted prior to the end of 2012, $10.5 billion in Medicare overpayments to hospitals will be recovered over the next few years.
Healthcare Reform: The Effects of the Election
As the provisions of the PPACA are being put into effect, many questions and concerns remain among all sectors.
CSL Wins U.S. Government Contract for Flu Vaccines
CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, has won a supply contract for pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccine antigens and related services to theU.S. national stockpile from the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. Sets New Goals for a Healthier Nation
In October, the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services released a list of critical health priorities for the coming decade designed to serve as a blueprint to help reach the Healthy People 2020 objective of improving the health of all Americans.
New Transparency Reporting Guidelines Affecting Physicians
The healthcare reform laws include new strict reporting guidelines for the medical industry, and physicians need to ensure that what is reported is correct to protect their practice.