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PrawfsBlawg
Healthcare and Federalism: Should courts strictly scrutinize federal regulation of medical services?
Main Sunday, August 14, 2011Healthcare and Federalism: Should courts strictly scrutinize federal regulation of medical services? I am sick to death of arguing about functionally empty federalism theories. Therefore, if…
The Right Coast
11th Circuit Holds the Health Insurance Mandate Unconstitutional!Mike Rappaport
Hooray! The wicked witch is not dead, but she took a serious hit.Unfortunately, the court severed the remainder of the law, which it left in place.But the biggest news here…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Issues Proposed CY 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Rule
July 19, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed update to the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2012. Most notably, the proposed rule…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Proposes CY 2012 OPPS/ASC Rates, Policy Changes
On July 18, 2011, CMS published its proposed rule updating the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the ASC payment system rates and policies for CY 2012. Highlights of…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Proposes Health Disparity Data Collection Standards Under ACA
HHS is seeking comments on proposed data collection standards for race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status in population health surveys, as required by Section 4302 of the ACA. Comments…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Solicits Comments on Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program Issues
CMS has posted a June 29, 2011 memo to pharmaceutical manufacturers on certain ACA Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program issue. In brief, the memo sets forth CMS’s proposed short- and…
Health Industry Washington Watch
July Congressional Health Policy Hearings/Markups
A number of Congressional panels have held hearings on health policy issues this month, and more are scheduled, including the following: The House Energy and Commerce Committee has held hearings…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Launches ACA’s Complex Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Demonstration Program, Announces July 21 Educational Call
CMS has published a notice inviting interested parties to participate in the ACA-mandated “Treatment of Certain Complex Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Demonstration.” The Demonstration allows a separate payment to laboratories performing…
The Faculty Lounge
Goodbye and A Word on Health Care
Thanks to Dan and the other perma-bloggers for allowing me to visit here at the Lounge. I did not get a chance to blog nearly as much as I wanted…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Obama Administration Issues Amendment to ACA Insurance Appeals Rules.
On June 24, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration published an amendment to their July 23, 2010…