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One theory for the decrease is that MACRA ended the need for providers to renew opt-out affidavits every two years; now opt-outs can be indefinite, and providers must ask to rejoin the program. Meanwhile, health providers are excited about hints that Medicare may change its policy on medical consultations that start over the phone.
But experts seem to have a common tone: it's going to be pretty hard to "disrupt" the fairly intractable health industry. Media outlets take a deeper look at the partnership between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan, where it could be headed, what may be involved and how it already rattled the stock markets.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) wants information from the Department of Health and Humans Services on the Puerto Rico public health crisis, opioids, Medicare and more.
“You don’t buy tobacco stocks when you are the head of the CDC. It’s ridiculous; it gives a terrible appearance,” said Richard Painter, who served as George W. Bush’s chief ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007.
President Donald Trump touted Republicans' steps toward gutting a crucial part of the health law and said efforts to crack down on immigration will help the opioid epidemic. Media outlets fact check these and other statements.
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U.S. District Judge David Ezra said the state did not show how the measure has a public health purpose.
The U.S. military is reviewing its policies for the use of wireless trackers, like the popular Strava fitness app, after maps were posted online showing where service members and aid workers run and bike. In other health and technology news: online forums are flagging suspicious research and a messaging system for young teens gets a red light.
While the season is expected to start to wane soon, experts still say you should get vaccinated.
There has been a trend toward using chemotherapy less in the early stages of breast cancer, but some doctors worry that means patients are not getting the treatment they need. In other public health news: heart disease, freezing eggs, the human genome, e-cigarettes, sleep and more.
A new team comprised of dozens of agents is part of a new Justice Department effort to target cybercriminals involved with illicit online drug markets. Meanwhile, just how many painkillers do you need after a surgery?
Virginia House Speaker M. Kirkland Cox says the path forward hinges on Gov. Ralph Northam and other Democrats' willingness to back legislation that imposes work requirements on existing Medicaid recipients. Northam is against the work mandate, but he has said he could get behind a “work search” program.
The legislation is the top agenda for many in the anti-abortion movement. The vote forced Democrats in swing states to go on record against it in a politically volatile year.
In an ever-evolving health industry landscape, companies are trending toward pairing up to increase their chance at survival. But what does that mean for those in the health system?
Some wonder what will become of the insurance lobbying group's influence on Capitol Hill. UnitedHealth left AHIP in June 2015, followed by Aetna a little over six months later. Then earlier this month, Humana also announced it was leaving the group, followed by CareFirst.
The three corporate giants will create an independent company that will focus on technology to provide simplified, high-quality health care for their employees at a reasonable cost, the companies say. The health care industry has been nervously anticipating Amazon's entry as a competitor.
President Donald Trump says it will be one of new HHS Secretary Alex Azar's main priorities as he takes up the reins of the agency.
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