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House Holds Hearing on Improving Care Coordination Under 42 CFR Part 2
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hearing on draft legislation that would align 42 CFR Part 2 regulations on confidentiality of substance use disorder records with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar Addresses AHA Annual Meeting
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, DC, laid out the department’s four areas of emphasis for creating a value-based health care delivery system and urged hospital and health system leaders to help accelerate progress.
WHO Reports Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo yesterday declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease after laboratory results confirmed two cases, the World Health organization reports.
AHA’s Hatton, Panel Discuss Health Care Prices
Reducing regulations and expanding care models that ensure coordination and reward performance are two ways to address health care prices, AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton said today during a Kaiser Family Foundation panel discussion focused on the issue.
White House Proposes Rescinding Certain CHIP, CMMI Funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget yesterday proposed that Congress rescind $15.4 billion in prior appropriations to federal programs, including nearly $7 billion from the Children’s Health Insurance Program and $800 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
House Committee Approves AHA-supported Opioid Bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved six AHA-supported bills to address the opioid crisis.
CDC: More Seniors Dying from Falls
Nearly 30,000 Americans aged 65 or older died from a fall in 2016, up from 18,334 in 2007, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Study: More Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Hitting Out-of-Pocket Limit
The number of Medicare Part D beneficiaries who reach the catastrophic coverage phase of the prescription drug benefit rose by more than 50% between 2013 and 2016.
House Passes SMARTER Act
The House last night voted 230 to 185 to approve the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (H.R. 5645), AHA-supported legislation that would standardize the merger review process for the two federal antitrust agencies.
Senate Appropriators Examine Proposed FY 2019 HHS Budget
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies today held a hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services’ funding request for fiscal year 2019.