|
|
| November 20, 2009 |
 
BNA® News |
Reid Unveils $849 Billion Reform Bill; Initial Senate Test Vote Likely Nov. 21
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Nov. 18 unveiled an $849
billion health care reform
bill that
would provide health care coverage to 94 percent of Americans while
reducing the federal budget deficit $127 billion in its first 10 years
and $650 billion the second 10 years. From Health Care Daily Report, Publication date November 19, 2009
Link to Story
CMS: House Bill Won't Curb Cost Growth, Savings From Medicare May Not Materialize
Health reform legislation approved by the House (H.R. 3962) would
not have a significant effect on long-term cost growth, in part
because Medicare savings provisions included in the bill may not
materialize, according to a Nov. 13
analysis
by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the
Actuary. From Health Plan & Provider Report, Publication date November 18, 2009
Link to Story
FDA Should Be Flexible in Regulating Internet Marketing of Medical Products
The Food and Drug Administration needs a clear but flexible policy
on the appropriate use of social media tools used by the drug and
medical devices industries to promote agency-regulated products,
industry representatives and stakeholders said during an FDA hearing
Nov. 12-13. From Medical Devices Law & Industry Report, Publication date November 18, 2009
Link to Story
Grassley Bill Would Relax Prompt-Pay Deadline to Allow Fraud Determination
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Nov. 16 that he introduced a
bill that would give the federal government more time to pay Medicare
providers when there is reason to suspect fraud and abuse. From Health Care Fraud Report, Publication date November 18, 2009
Link to Story
Safety-Net Providers, Some House Members Urge Leaders to Put Rx Discounts in Reform
Representatives of health care providers and some lawmakers are
urging House leaders to include in the
health care
reform bill (H.R. 3962) a provision to expand a pharmaceutical
discount program for safety-net hospitals and other providers. From Pharmaceutical Law & Industry ReportŪ, Publication date November 13, 2009
Link to Story
IRS Nixes Insurer Data Exchange Application, Cites Concern Over Amount of Private Benefit
A group of insurers and large employers who sought exemption for a
health information data exchange they claimed was designed to improve
health care quality and efficiency are not entitled to an exemption
under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3), the IRS said in a
recently released adverse determination letter (No. 200942068). From Health Law Reporter, Publication date November 12, 2009
Link to Story
Half of Medicare Rx Plans Implement Programs to Encourage E-Prescribing
Nearly half of Medicare Part D plan sponsors had implemented or
planned to implement incentive programs to increase provider adoption
of e-prescribing as of September 2008, the Department of Health and
Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report released
Oct. 20. From Health IT Law & Industry Report, Publication date October 23, 2009
Link to Story
New Interim Rule From HHS Finalizes Higher Penalties for HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services has finalized rules
that increase penalties for violations of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act, implementing changes mandated by
Congress in the Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. From Health Law Reporter, Publication date November 5, 2009
Link to Story
House Democrats Unveil $894 Billion Bill, Say Reforms Would Cover Most Americans
House Democrats Oct. 29 introduced a revised $894 billion health
care reform bill (H.R. 3962) that would expand coverage to 96 percent
of Americans. From Health Care Policy Report, Publication date November 2, 2009
Link to Story
|
|
Archive
|
|
|