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Nate Kaufman debunks RAND’s flawed research in new analysis of recent hospital price study

Kaufman Strategic Advisors Managing Director Nate Kaufman responded to the RAND Corporation’s flawed and incomplete hospital pricing survey in a new analysis published.
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CMS announces average Medicare Advantage, Part D premiums for 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced premium and cost-sharing information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2021 calendar year.
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FDA issues final rule, guidance on importing prescription drugs

The Food and Drug Administration released a final rule allowing states, territories and Indian tribes to establish programs to import certain FDA-approved prescription drug and biological products from Canada.
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Medicaid/CHIP report decline in pediatric preventive services during pandemic

Use of primary and preventive care services have declined sharply among children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program since the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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AHA-supported COBRA bill introduced in Senate

Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Catherine Cortez Mastro, D-NV, introduced the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, AHA-supported legislation that would subsidize COBRA and other health coverage for workers who lose employment-based coverage or are furloughed due to the pandemic.
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AHA urges HHS to reinstate June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements

The AHA urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements outlined in its June 19 FAQ that defined both expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.
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Perspective: A Grim Milestone … But Hope for the Future

More than 200,000 of our friends, family members, fellow citizens and front-line workers have succumbed to COVID-19 since March. To put that in context, that’s approximately the same as the population of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Trump signs executive order on variety of health care issues

President Trump signed an executive order on a number of health care issues, including protecting people with pre-existing medical conditions from insurance discrimination and ending surprise medical billing.
Special Bulletin
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AHA Urges HHS to Reinstate June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements outlined in its June 19 frequently asked question that defined both expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.
Rural Health Update
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Rural Health Update - September 24, 2020

This newsletter updates readers on general federal advocacy and policy actions as well as those that are COVID-19 related.