Documents

June 2013

• CMS Approves Florida’s Request to Move Nearly All Medicaid Beneficiaries Into Managed Care Plans
• CMS Issues Program Integrity Guidelines For Exchanges
• Mercer Survey Says Employers Increasing ACA Cost
• MedPAC Release June Report To Congress
• MACPAC Releases June Report To Congress
• FDA Issues Guidance On Managing Medical Device Cybersecurity
• IMS: Improperly Used Medicines Cost System $213 Billion, 8 Percent Of Nation's Health Care Spending
• W&M Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing On 2013 Medicare Trustees Report
• Urban Institute Examines Issues Surrounding State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
• CMS Releases Three New FAQs About Submitting ICD-10 Claims Around Oct. 1 Deadline
• NIOSH Studying Security In Taxi Cabs
• Roberts Introduces Bill To Sunset Obamacare Exchanges If Unready To Serve Uninsured
• CMS Circulates Myths, Summary Documents On DME Bid Program
• In Expected Outcome, SCOTUS Strikes Myriad's DNA Patent, But Upholds Patentability Of Synthetic DNA
• House Appropriators Release Report Language Criticizing FDA's Slow Rulemaking
• Reproductive Rights Advocates Oppose FDA's Plan B Proposal, Call For Timeline For SNDA Approval
• Senators Introduce Bill To Preserve Rural Health
• Letter From Imaging Firms, Providers Argues Against Using 'Cost Centers' To Set Pay Rates
• Senate Finance Plans June 18 Hearing On Healthcare Price Transparency
• Dartmouth Study: Medicare Spending For Chronically Ill Patients At End Of Life Increased Over 15 Percent From 2007-2010
• AAMC Pushes IRS To Set Aside Portion Of Insurer Fee For GME
• CMS Information Bulletin Helps States Avoid Balance Billing Problem
• Updated CBO Report On Federal Debt And The Statutory Limit
• Stakeholders' Comments On House E&C Draft SGR Bill
• FDA Signals Flexibility In Proposing List Of Pathogens That Quality Antibiotics For Incentives