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Thoughts on the Repeal of Health Care Reform
The House Republicans have voted to repeal the health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and a federal district court judge in Florida just deemed it…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Semiannual Regulatory Agenda for FY 2011
The Obama Administration has published its semiannual regulatory agenda outlining planned regulatory initiatives, including a number of major health policy rules. Specifically, the Administration identifies as key Department of Health and…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Proposed Rule on “Unreasonable” Health Insurance Premium Increases
HHS published a proposed rule on December 23, 2010 regarding the disclosure and review of “unreasonable” health insurance premium increases under the ACA. The proposed rule would establish a rate review…
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Delayed Enforcement of Face-to-Face Encounter Requirement for Home Health & Hospice Eligibility Certifications
CMS has announced a delay in enforcement of ACA requirements that a physician have a face-to-face encounter with a patient for purposes of certifying eligibility for Medicare home health services…
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GAO Report on Government Fiscal Challenges
The “2010 Financial Report of the United States Government” released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 21, 2010 highlights the fiscal challenges facing the country. With regard to the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Health-Care Reform and the Constitutionality of Individual Insurance Mandates
Newsweek Magazine: Will The Supreme Court Overturn Health-Care Reform?, by Ben Adler:Why this week’s federal district court ruling is only the start of the debate over whether the individual mandate…
Health Industry Washington Watch
IRS Guidance on ACA Fee on Prescription Drug Manufacturers/Importers; Comment Request on Medical Device Excise Tax.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued documents related to the annual fee for manufacturers and importers of brand name pharmaceuticals under section 9008 of the ACA, which is payable…
Health Industry Washington Watch
FDA Seeks Stakeholder Participation in ACA Biosimilars User Fee Meetings
On December 8, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice requesting that stakeholders - particularly patient and consumer advocacy groups, health care professionals, and scientific and academic experts…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Congress Clears One-Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Fix and Other Health Policy Revisions
Today the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill (H.R. 4994) that averts a 25% Medicare physician fee schedule cut scheduled to take effect January 1, 2011 under the statutory…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
States Restrict Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Guttmacher Institute: State Policies in Brief: Restricting Insurance Coverage of Abortion:In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which, among many other things, provides…