House Appropriations Committee takes aim at CMS’ WISeR pilot
A key legislative panel voted Tuesday to bar the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from spending funds on a...
Lawmakers reintroduce bill barring PBMs from owning pharmacies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress has reintroduced a bill aimed at barring companies from owning...
On Capitol Hill, hospital CEOs give ground on site neutrality
Health system CEOs faced an airing of grievances Tuesday from House Ways and Means Committee members over rising healthcare costs...
Bill would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed bipartisan legislation Monday aimed at strengthening Medicare Advantage plan oversight to ensure...
GAO audit outlines CMMI’s limited scale-ups, draws new criticism
A Government Accountability Office audit of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center’s historical spending and the outcomes of...
Hospitals want Congress to refine long-term care hospital pay
Hospital associations have laid out their policy wish list for Congress regarding long-term care hospitals (LTCH), calling for refinements to...
To tackle costs, lawmakers weigh curbs on provider consolidation
Provider consolidation was tip of the tongue Wednesday during a hearing that sat hospital and physician association leaders across from...
Employers, pharmacists cheer as Congress passes PBM reform
After years of conversation, legislators pushed key reforms to pharmacy benefit managers over the finish line, much to the chagrin...
Congress proposes extensions for virtual care in funding bill
Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program are teed up to receive multi-year extensions from...
Legislators revive ACA debate, Trump seeks meeting with insurers
With Congress back in session this week, the debate over what’s next for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its...
