Policy and Legislation

Person in PPE holds sealed vial of vaccine

Dec 14, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS purchases 100 million additional doses of Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine

The additional doses ordered are projected to provide for continuous delivery through the end of June…

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Dec 11, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

New interoperability rules address prior authorization inefficiencies, CMS says

The rule would reduce the time providers wait to receive prior authorization from payers to a maximum of 72…

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The Pfizer vaccine received FDA advisory committee approval on Thursday, December 10.

Dec 10, 2020 | Susan Morse

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gets FDA advisory committee approval

The FDA will now vote on emergency use authorization which would allow distribution to start mid-month.

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Dec 10, 2020 | Susan Morse

Strategic National Stockpile is ready to meet federal response to COVID-19, officials say

Officials on Thursday took issue with reports of shortages and a lack of a centralized database.

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If the rule is finalized, the agency estimates an overall net cost savings of $3.2 billion over five years.

Dec 10, 2020 | Mallory Hackett

HHS proposes greater flexibility for providers in sharing patient information under HIPAA

If the rule is finalized, individuals would have the right to access their personal health…

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Dec 10, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

More than 915,000 people select health plans in the fifth week of open enrollment

More consumers signed up for coverage in week five than during any previous week of 2020 open enrollment.

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Dec 08, 2020 | Mallory Hackett

HHS issues $523 million to nursing homes for reducing COVID-19 spread

The payments are in addition to the $15 billion already given to nursing homes in the targeted and general distributions…

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Dec 07, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

Supreme Court to consider Medicaid work requirements

Work requirements have been struck down in lower courts, and the incoming Biden administration may nix them altogether.

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President-elect Joe Biden has named California AG Xavier Becerra as secretary of HHS.

Dec 07, 2020 | Susan Morse

Biden names California AG Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services

If confirmed, Becerra will be the first Latino to lead the department.

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Dec 04, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

Cuts in Medicare payments jeopardize patient access to neurointerventional care

Practitioners warn the measure will jeopardize access to lifesaving care for individuals experiencing strokes…

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