by Jordana Choucair | Aug 3, 2019 | Briefs and Analysis, Newsroom, Publications
July 22, 2019 – On Wednesday, July 17, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma published a blog in Health Affairs announcing that just 66 ACOs joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for the July 1 start date – less...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 3, 2019 | Briefs and Analysis, Newsroom, Publications
July 15, 2019 – On Thursday, the Trump administration withdrew a drug rebate proposal that would have required pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to pass along rebate savings to consumers rather than keeping them as a profit for themselves. The plan, announced on...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 3, 2019 | Briefs and Analysis, Newsroom, Publications
July 17, 2019 – On Wednesday, July 10 President Trump signed an executive order creating the Advancing American Kidney Health program. The order seeks to reduce the number of Americans developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by 25 percent by 2030 and have 80...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 1, 2019 | Briefs and Analysis, Newsroom, Publications
August 1, 2019 – On Wednesday, HHS and the FDA released a plan to lay the foundation to import certain low-cost drugs from Canada. Insulin, biological drugs, controlled substances, and intravenous drugs would not be included. According to HHS Secretary Alex...
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