4 Healthcare Items To Watch In Biden’s Budget Proposal

The White House has released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, and it highlights multiple healthcare priorities for the administration.

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Convoy Protesting COVID Mandates Rolling On To California

A group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates on roads and highways around the Washington, D.C., area in recent weeks will head to California next, an organizer announced Sunday night.

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New Normal For Health Care Spending

U.S. health care spending is likely to grow at about the rate of inflation over the rest of the decade after the pandemic fueled a nearly 10% jump between 2019 and 2020, federal experts said Monday. The big picture: The CMS actuaries’ projections in Health Affairs came with plenty of caveats. But if trends hold, out-of-pocket spending is ...

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Accelerated Health Spending Expected Through 2030 As COVID Impacts Lessen

National health spending is expected to grow 4.9% annually over the next three years and 5.3% from 2025 to 2030, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is expected to be driven in part by higher drug price growth and new pharmaceutical launches. National health spending growth is expected ...

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Hospital, Long-Term Care Groups Again Petition Becerra To Extend COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Industry provider groups are again asking Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the government’s COVID-19 public health emergency, which is set to expire April 16. In a letter sent Monday, 10 national hospital and health system organizations acknowledged growing interest in ending the PHE due to the country’s ongoing ...

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DMHC Reverses Course – No Surprises Act Does Not Apply to Out-of-Network Emergency Services Governed by the Knox-Keene Act

The DMHC issued its final guidance on the No Surprises Act, confirming that the Knox-Keene Act constitutes a “specified state law” under the Act. The out-of-network reimbursement requirements for emergency services and the dispute resolution process in the NSA will therefore not apply to DMHC claims. Instead, health plans must continue to comply with the Knox-Keene Act ...

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