Health Care Price Controls Focus of New Bill

Health Care Price Controls Focus of New BillCalifornia’s government would set prices for hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services under legislation introduced Monday (4-9-18), vastly remaking the industry in a bid to lower health care costs.The...

HHS Press Office – Health Care Fraud Update

HHS Press Office – Health Care Fraud UpdateHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Attorney General Jeff Sessions today released a fiscal year (FY) 2017 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report showing that for every dollar the federal government...

Waiver – Medicare Advantage Expands

Waiver – Medicare Advantage ExpandsRecently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a plan to expand products and services covered by Medicare Advantage plans.The department has revised its definition of “primarily health-related” benefits to...

Ohio Requests Individual ACA Mandate

Ohio Requests Individual ACA MandateOhio is the first state to seek a waiver for the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.Ohio officials asked the Administration on Friday to formally waive the ACA individual mandate that requires residents to have health...

One State Steps Up to Move Health Care Forward

One State Steps Up to Move Health Care ForwardIowa’s governor on Monday signed into law legislation that allows insurers to sell cheaper plans that don’t comply with certain ACA regulations.Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state’s market is collapsing because of the high...