An executive summary of political, legal and regulatory issues that may impact your business, prepared by Polsinelli Shughart Health Care legal and Public Policy professionals.
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Health Reform + Related Health Policy News |
Update for December 19, 2012 |
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President Opposes Medical Device Tax Repeal or Replace |
President Obama, in an interview with Frank Vascellaro of Minnesota's news radio WCCO, said that he will not support a delay or repeal of the medical device tax. He said that because of the Affordable Care Act, health care companies are going to get 30 million new customers. [More ...] |
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Senators Call for Extension of Comment Period on ACA Proposed Rules |
CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight director Gary Cohen, in response to a letter from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, said that CMS will not extend the 30-day comment period on recently proposed Affordable Care Act regulations. [More ...] |
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AHA Urges U.S. District Court to Expedite Case Involving CMS' Payment Policy |
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced on December 13 that the AHA and hospital co-plaintiffs have filed a motion in federal court urging the court to expedite proceedings in their challenge of a CMS payment policy. [More ...] |
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Commonwealth Fund Finds Health Insurance Premiums and Deductibles Rising at an Historical Rate |
A Commonwealth Fund report released on December 12 found that private health insurance premiums are rising significantly faster than income for low- and middle-income families. [More ...] |
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AHA Report Finds Medicare Patients Living Longer, Sicker Lives |
AHA released a report on December 11 with the finding that while Medicare patients may be living longer, they also are getting sicker and are contributing to a greater use of health services. [More ...] |
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American College of Physicians Calls for Permanent SGR Repeal |
The American College of Physicians is advocating that Congress permanently repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate formula. [More ...] |
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CMS Provides Update on Dual Eligible Demonstration Program |
CMS recently testified before the Senate Finance Committee that the beneficiary safeguards will be in place in any approved state demonstration programs for dual-eligible beneficiaries. [More ...] |
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Additional Reading |
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Click here for a list of additional articles beginning on page 6. |
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Federal Register |
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Click here to preview a summary of notices which appeared in the December 14 - December 20, 2012 Federal Register beginning on page 7. |
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