Friday, October 29, 2021: D.C. News

The White House released a new framework outlining what will be in a $1.75 trillion spending package. The framework would extend enhanced ACA through 2025 and make ACA subsidies available to people in the Medicaid coverage gap in states that have chosen not to expand....

Friday, October 29, 2021: D.C. News

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone and Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden both told reporters that drug prices are still being discussed. According to Wyden, there is agreement on two pieces of the proposal – a rebate when drugmakers raise prices faster than...

Friday, October 29, 2021: D.C. News

The Senate confirmed former West Virginia health official Dr. Rahul Gupta to serve as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, making him the first physician in the drug czar role. He’ll be tasked with managing the country’s opioid crisis...

Friday, October 29, 2021: D.C. News

The Department of Health and Human Services proposed nixing a Trump-era “sunset rule” that would have given the agency five years to review all of its previous regulations. Any rule that didn’t get reviewed within five years would be pulled. The rule also...

Friday, October 29, 2021: Providers

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)’s Annual Regulatory Burden survey found that medical practices experienced greater regulatory burdens over the past year that directed resources away from patient care. Of the 420 group practice executives surveyed, 91...