Documents

February 2012

• CMS Unveils Latest Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) Plan To Cut MA Error Rate
• CDC Publishes Report On Methylene Chloride Deaths
• Sen. Lee Writes To FTC Supporting Express Scripts/Medco Merger
• CMS Proposes Definition Of Stage 2 Meaningful Use In Long-Awaited EHR Rule
• Senators Urge Administration To Clarify ESRD Patients' Right To Keep Private Insurance
• HHS: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans Providing Insurance To Nearly 50,000
• Hospira Joins Generic Pharmaceutical Association
• DeLauro, Pallone Call For Federal Limits On Dangerous Metals In Foods, Beverages
• OIG Recommends Improvements To Review Medicaid Integrity Contractors
• CMS Releases Final Rules On Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Review Process
• HHS Announces New Health Reform Assistance To States
• Supreme Court Declines To Rule On California Medicaid Case
• NIOSH Announces Radiation Advisory Panel Meeting
• Groups File Amicus Brief In Support Of ACA's Medicaid Expansion
• Hospital Groups File Brief Supporting Medicaid Expansion
• Reactions To FDA's Steps To Alleviate Drug Shortages
• HHS Announces CO-OP Awards
• FDA Issue Guidance Urging Voluntary Reporting Of Drug Shortages
• Draft Energy & Commerce Drug Shortage Bill
• CMS Proposes 2013 Payment, Policy Updates For Medicare Drug Health Plans
• 12 Attorneys General File Supreme Court Briefs Backing Health Reform Law
• CMS Issues FAQ On Essential Health Benefits
• Comments On Physician Payment Sunshine Proposed Rule
• HHS Announces Major Progress In Providers' Use Of Health IT
• GAO Says Use Of Medicare Preventive Services Could Be Better Aligned With Clinical Recommendations