by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Payers
CMS announced that providers will no longer need to fill out certificates of medical necessity (CMN) and durable medical equipment information forms (DIF) starting in 2023. The agency is making the change in an effort to ease administrative burden. “Through...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Providers
Fitch Ratings released its midyear report for nonprofit hospital, adjusting its outlook from “neutral” to “deteriorating.” Fitch said that although the industry anticipated the macro headwinds of labor pressures and high inflation going into 2022, they have been more...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky called for the agency to be overhauled after an external review found it had failed to respond quickly and clearly to COVID-19. Walensky said that the agency acted too much like an academic...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 17, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Republican-led states that have not yet expanded Medicaid coverage to people living below 138 percent of the poverty line are showing signs of shifting their position. According to experts, there are four reasons why these states are open to Medicaid expansion:...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 17, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. The rule allows people with mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase a hearing aid over the counter “without the need for a medical exam, prescription or a...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 17, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report indicating that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) did not take action against institutions and labs running government-funded clinical trials that...
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