Attached are links to the CMS Press Release and the Trump Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First. The Trump Executive Order was first issued on June 21, 2019. The CMS Press Release indicates action on two rules. First, the “proposed” transparency and coverage rule would require … Continue Reading
The OIG is getting into the reality show venue. It is publishing a " Most Wanted List" for Healthcare fugitives. See below: http://oig.hhs.gov/fugitives/… Continue Reading
Surprise! Surprise! Another blow to healthcare reform. In an August 7, 2009 letter to the House Subcommittee on Health, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concludes: "Although different types of preventive care have different effects on spending, the evidence suggests that for most preventive services, expanded utilization leads to higher, not lower, medical spending overall." "Researchers … Continue Reading
