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Committees query insurers, staffing companies about billing practices
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees yesterday asked six health insurers and two physician staffing companies to provide certain information by Jan. 9 “to understand better why surprise billing occurs, the policies and practices that help protect individuals from surprise billing, and the current incentives behind the negotiations between providers and insurers."
AHA comments on FDA guidance on clinical decision support software
The AHA today commented on the Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance for industry and FDA staff on clinical decision support software as part of the agency’s efforts to implement Section 3060(a) of the 21st Century Cures Act.
CMS: 2020 HealthCare.gov enrollment surpasses 8.3 million
More than 8.3 million people selected a 2020 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 to Dec. 17, including more than 4.4 million last week.
GAO looks at potential impact of expanding Medicare GME to NPs, PAs
The Government Accountability Office this week released a report on the potential benefits and challenges of expanding the Medicare Graduate Medical Education Program to include graduate training for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Settlement announced in Sutter Health antitrust case
Sutter Health today announced terms of a settlement agreement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit with the United Food and Commercial Workers & Employers Benefit Trust (UEBT) on behalf of a class of California Self-Funded Payers and the California Attorney General.
Report proposes approach to opioid prescribing guidelines for acute pain
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends two frameworks that medical professional societies, health care organizations, and state, national and local agencies could use to develop clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids to manage acute pain.
FDA approves vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus disease
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first FDA-approved vaccine to prevent Ebola in adults with Zaire ebolavirus, which killed more than 10,000 people during a 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa.
ASHE announces new education programs for 2020
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering has launched two new programs for 2020.
Perspective: 2019 — a year of progress but more work ahead
On behalf of the AHA Board of Trustees and our team, thank you for everything you do to advance health in America.
Latest PhRMA “report” attempt to divert attention away from skyrocketing drug prices
The pharmaceutical industry’s latest “report” is an obvious attempt to divert attention away from a problem of their own making: skyrocketing drug prices.