Documents

May 2014

• Latest House E&C White Paper Seeks Patient Input On Medical Innovation Initiative
• Study: Exchange Plans' Out-Of-Pocket Drug Costs Twice That Of Employer Plans
• Vitter, Cassidy Say Charities Should Be Able To Pay QHP Premiums, Cost-Sharing
• Public Citizen Calls For Beryllium Update
• WTC Program Declines To Add Cardiovascular Disease To Listed Conditions
• First Focus Urges MACPAC To Address 'Kid's Glitch,' Other ACA Issues Before Changing CHIP
• FDA Releases Guidance On Biosimilar Clinical Pharmacology Data
• Medicaid Health Plans Seek CMS Guidance On Insurer Tax
• CMTP Releases First Progress Report On Development Of Methods To Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research
• House E&C Releases Second White Paper On Medical Innovation Initiative
• CMS Launches Revamped QIO Program
• CMS Letter To Medicaid Directors On Provider-Paid Donations
• RWJF, Urban Study Finds Eliminating Employer Mandate Would Have Minimal Impact On Coverage
• McKinsey Survey Finds 87 Percent Of ACA Plan Enrollees Paid First Premium
• Former HHS Official Says Insurers' 2015 Rate Information Should Be Public
• CMS Streamlines Medicare Hospital Regulations
• GOP Senators Complain About FDA's Broad Reliance On Guidance Documents
• IMS Report Says 'Breakthrough Drugs', Healthcare Delivery Changes Driving Up Oncology Drug Costs
• CMS Announces Leadership Changes
• BCBSA Sees Close To 284K Sign Up For Multi-State Plans
• NIOSH Lodges Concern About Health-Acquired Infections
• Eshoo Seeks Progress On FDA's Biosimilar Policies
• Non-Profit Medicaid Health Plans Ask CMS For Guidance On Sovaldi
• NAIC Expresses Concern About National Network Adequacy Standards
• Study Finds Lower Drug Co-Pays Can Reduce Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Cardiovascular Care