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Thanksgiving took a bite out of HealthCare.gov
Plan selections were down by 28% for the holiday week, compared with the week before.
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CMS announces application process for Direct Contracting model
Letters of intent to participate are due by Dec. 10.
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Open enrollment 2020: Activity down on Healthcare.gov
Consumers choose fewer plans during week 3, compared with last week and last year.
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Feds propose new price transparency rules in health care
The goal of the proposal is to give consumers enough information to shop around for medical services.
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Open enrollment 2020: HealthCare.gov activity down from last year
Nevada opened its own exchange this year and moved off the federal system.
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Drug spending driving up Part B premiums and deductibles
“These higher costs have a ripple effect and result in higher Part B premiums and deductibles.”
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DACA lands before Supreme Court
Physician organizations argue that access to health care would be demeaned if DACA-affected doctors and trainees were forced to leave the United...
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
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Court strikes down Trump’s conscience rule
The measure would have allowed clinicians to refuse to provide medical care to patients for religious or moral reasons.
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MIPS, E/M changes highlight 2020 Medicare fee schedule
Coding and administrative changes should save clinicians 2.3 million hours per year, according to CMS.
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Court blocks immigration health insurance rule
A district judge has temporarily blocked an order by President Trump that would make health insurance or the ability to pay a requirement for...