ASTP/ONC Refines Certification Requirements on E-Prescribing, Prior Authorization
HTI-4 rule adds a new certification criterion enabling prescriber access to prescription benefit information at the point of care
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Immigrant Advocate: Revoking Dreamers’ Health Insurance Access Will Impact Providers and Patients
An estimated 750,000 to 2 million people would lose health insurance with proposed rule, with the potential to further burden EDs
An Update on PEPFAR Reauthorization
This Policy Watch provides an update on the status of PEPFAR reauthorization, which expired on March 25, 2025, allowing certain provisions to lapse.
U of Iowa Health Care Seeks to Create Comprehensive Cancer Care Network
Acquisition of Mission Cancer + Blood, valued at $280 million, to offer opportunities for oncology specialists to work together to increase access to cancer detection, treatment, and research across Iowa
Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it
Medicaid financing is complex. This policy watch explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those changes for states and enrollees.
Key Facts About Medicare Part D Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost Sharing in 2025
The Medicare Part D program provides an outpatient prescription drug benefit to more than 50 million older adults and people with long-term disabilities in Medicare who enroll in private plans, including stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) to supplement traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (MA-PDs) that include drug coverage and other Medicare-covered benefits….
Can Primary Care Thrive Outside of Traditional Healthcare Players?
Recent failures in the retail health space beg the question: Is primary care only suited to remain within traditional players? Four healthcare executives shared their responses to this question during a panel at HLTH in Las Vegas. The post Can Primary Care Thrive Outside of Traditional Healthcare Players? appeared first on MedCity News.
Medical Rehab Hospital Inspections Go Unpublicized by Federal Officials
Federal health officials do not inform consumers about severe safety violations in hospitals that specialize in physical rehabilitation. Nor does Medicare impose fines as it does for nursing homes, or provide easy-to-understand five-star ratings as it does for general hospitals, according to an investigation by KFF Health News and The New York Times. Medical rehab…
A Backlash Against Health Insurers, Redux
In this JAMA Health Forum post, Executive Vice President Larry Levitt recalls the mid-1990s’ public backlash against Health Maintenance Organizations (commonly known as HMOs) – all of which preceded the recent outpouring of health insurance concerns – as well as how consumer protections against coverage restrictions have evolved and fallen short.
Dear Mr. Buffett: Healthcare Isn’t Hopeless
Truth is, there are hugely positive tailwinds at our back. But the way we’ve been thinking about the problem is holding us back from solving it. Here’s why. The post Dear Mr. Buffett: Healthcare Isn’t Hopeless appeared first on MedCity News.