Documents

September 2012

• House Pass Bills To Enhance CMS' Lab Oversight Role, Advance Research/Treatment Of Rare Cancers And Pediatric Diseases
• MITA And AdvaMed Partner To Reduce Trade Barriers, Harmonize Medical Device Standards With China
• House Oversight Staff Report Charges CMS Failed To Questions Medicaid's 'Excessive Payments' To New York
• House W&M Reaction To CBO Report On Mandate Penalty
• CBO Says 2M More People To Pay Individual Mandate Penalty
• House W&M Background Documents On Medicare Secondary Payer, MLR Broker Bills
• Waxman, Stark Say GAO Report Shows Improvements Needed To Medicare Special Needs Plans
• CDC Updates Interagency Plan To Address Antimicrobial Resistance
• Consumer Groups Seek Additional Changes To ACA's Insurance Summaries
• GAO Says CMS Should Offer More Data On Dual-Eligible Plans' Performance
• Homecare Group Says CMS' Changes To Prior Authorization Good, But Not Enough
• Report Finds 4 Million Californians Could Remain Uninsured After Full ACA Implementation
• AHIP Concerned About Impact Of Upcoming ACA Cuts To MA Plans
• Hatch Says HHS' Claim That MA Remains Strong Is 'Misleading'
• FACOSH Meeting To Focus Partly On Revitalizing Field Safety, Health Councils
• HHS: Since Passage Of ACA, MA Premiums Down, Enrollment Up
• Report Shows Potential Health Care Costs Savings If States Address Obesity
• Children Advocates Push For CHIP As Benchmark Plan
• AAFP Cautions Against Expanding Nurse Practitioners' Role To Solve Primary Care Shortage
• Indiana Estimates Medicaid Expansion Would Cost Up To $2.6B Over 7 Years
• House May Take Up Bill Fixing FDA User Fee Funding Problem Created By CR
• GAO Analyzes States' Use Of Medicaid Managed Care Plans
• AHRQ Finds Medicaid Providers Face Common Barriers To Meaningful Use
• AMA's New CPT Set Adds Molecular Pathology Codes, Reflects Integrated Delivery Efforts
• GAO Reviews Implementation Of MSP Requirements Aimed At Increasing Enrollment