• GOP Sens Unveil ACA Subsidies Backup Plan

  March 02, 2015
  

  The subsidies have been challenged in the upcoming Supreme Court case King v. Burwell.

• Hospitals Fight Effort To Make Medicare Pay Site-Neutral

  March 02, 2015
  

  Hospital executives are lobbying Congress not to move forward with site-neutral payment policies that would equalize payment rates for evaluation and management visits provided inside or outside a hospital.

• Consumer Group: FDA Should Not Delay Proposed Generic Rx Labeling Changes

  March 02, 2015
  

  Public Citizen says FDA is "allowing industry pressure to delay and possibly endanger a significant patient safety rule."

• HCA Faces Whistleblower Suit Over Unnecessary Procedures, False Claims

  March 02, 2015
  

  The company disclosed a 2012 suit that alleges hospitals performed unnecessary procedures and submitted false federal reimbursement claims.

• GAO Report: Widespread Overuse of Psych Rxs Among Elderly Outside of Nursing Homes

  March 02, 2015
  

  The authors note that HHS "has taken little action" to lower antipsychotic drug use among older adults who do not live in nursing homes.

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• Obama Admin Announces Special ACA Open Enrollment Period

  February 20, 2015
  

  The special open enrollment period for U.S. residents who have not yet enrolled in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act aligns with the federal tax filing deadline.

• ACA Open Enrollment Ends for Some; Others Get Extensions

  February 17, 2015
  

  A glitch with HealthCare.gov caused the Obama administration to extend a one-week special open enrollment period to individuals who tried to enroll in coverage but failed because of the issue.

• Obama Admin Considering Another Open Enrollment Period

  February 19, 2015
  

  An additional open enrollment period lining up with the federal tax filing deadline would allow individuals who become aware of penalties under the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate to purchase coverage for 2015 and avoid the penalties next year.

• Analysis: Both Sides of King v. Burwell Case Could Have Winning Arguments

  February 19, 2015
  

  The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case in March and will release a decision by the end of June.

• CHIP Funding Likely, But Timing Issues, Other Pitfalls Loom

  February 09, 2015
  

  Funding for CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program, expires Sept. 30, 2015. With new coverage options available via the Affordable Care Act, and the typically contentious politics of today, some stakeholders are wondering whether CHIP funding will be reauthorized.

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