Washington Report Articles
A final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is intended to maintain the rigor of the Medicare Shared Savings program (created by the Affordable Care Act),while ensuring providers continue to participate.
Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Medicare Rights Center has released a new Medicare Snapshot: Stories from the Helpline that addresses Medicare enrollment pitfalls and outlines needed improvements.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has awarded approximately $12 million to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug for Ebola.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to begin paying for biosimilars through its Part B,Part D and state coverage policies by this summer, according to a question-and-answer document released in April.
The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services released Positive Spin, a comprehensive digital educational tool that uses storytelling to promote HIV treatment.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a $133 million initiative to reduce prescription opioid and heroin-related overdose, death and dependence.
Title II of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), known as theDrug Supply Chain Security Act(DSCSA), took effect on January 1, 2015.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded millions in health grants in 2014.
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.
A new Drug Enforcement Administration regulation allows pharmacies,hospitals, clinics and other authorized collectors such as long-term care facilities to serve as authorized drop-off sites for unused prescription drugs.
A proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would add to the list of Medicare-reimbursable telehealth activities, as well as pay for telehealth services in rural areas nearer big cities under a geographical expansion.