Washington Report Articles
Final regulations published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission protect many more employees from disability discrimination in the workplace than had previously been the case.
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final regulation ensuring that large health insurance premium increases will be reviewed and accessible to consumers.
The average monthly premium for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage will decline in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The California Assembly Health Committee passed legislation to protect Californians with life-threatening diseases from escalating insurance costs for medication.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began charging a new application fee to all institutional providers.
As the struggle over the details of the Affordable Care Act persists, changes continue to be made.
A new law is being proposed that would allow Medicare patients who have a chronic condition to review all their medications in one-on-one sessions with pharmacists, helping them to stick to their drug regimen.
Twenty-one Republican governors signed a letter sent in February to U.S.Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for more flexibility for states as they put together their own health exchanges.
The introduction of legislation to ensure access by patients to high-cost therapies continues to increase throughout the country.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will provide $750 million to fund new prevention and public health programs, made available through the new healthcare law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund.
As of April 2011, many cuts to healthcare spending are being proposed and expected.
The House Judiciary Committee is working to pass medical tort reform legislation.