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State executives, in conjunction with the National Governors Association, offered federal lawmakers a list of action items that included the reauthorization of the Childrens' Health Insurance Program and steps to streamline the Medicaid expansion waiver process.
In the meantime, the head of the New Mexico VA health system plans a good-will tour of the state.
In other news, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will meet Wednesday to decide whether to recommend approval for a biosimilar drug, which represents a potentially cheaper alternative to Amgen Inc. ’s Neupogen. If it gains agency approval, this drug would be the first biosimilar to get the FDA's OK and it could mark the beginning of a new drug-industry era in the United States.
Modern Healthcare reports that investor-owned hospitals are better positioned and "enjoying momentum" from the health law more than are not-for-profits. Meanwhile, ProMedica is appealing an anti-trust decision to the Supreme Court that could have national implications related to the market trend of hospital consolidation and acquisitions.
Form 1095-A is necessary if you obtained health insurance last year through the health law. Meanwhile, here's a roundup of other news coverage regarding health law policy issues and developments, including the overhaul's medical device tax and the birth control mandate.
Meanwhile, Georgia doctors deal with the end of their enhanced Medicaid pay.
Only five of the 16 directors who headed up state-based insurance marketplaces remain in their posts, and among the most recent departures is that of executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector.
The measure, which passed unanimously, would allow employers to exempt workers who received health coverage through the Defense or Veterans Affairs departments from the tally used to determine the health law's employer mandate.
Republicans want to change a provision of the law that defines a full time employee from those working 30 hours a week to those working 40 hours. President Barack Obama has threatened a veto.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Florida and Vermont.
This number is an increase over last week's count of 36 states.
Although doctors and other medical personnel can get access to massive amounts of data, figuring out a way to harness it for patient improvement is still difficult.
The Veterans Affairs Department does a poor job of tracking and caring for vets who are prescribed antidepressants and who may be at risk of suicide, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Meanwhile, those who leave the service early as a result of sexual trauma are pushing for benefits.
Also in the news is another examination of the reduction in appeals waits for Medicare beneficiaries.
Commercial health plans used hospital performance as leverage to negotiate prices, the study reported in Modern Healthcare found. Also in the news, author Steven Brill talks about how the health law has increased access to care but has yet to reduce costs.
CVS Health Corp., which is one of the primary drug benefit managers in the nation, says it will give preferred status to the two expensive drugs made by Gilead, rather than another new drug made by AbbVie.
Harvard University professors are mad they'll have to pay more for their health care in 2015 in part because of the health care law that some of them helped devise. The deductibles -- $250 for an individual and $750 for a family -- are still much lower than most Americans pay.
Officials in Massachusetts, Maryland and Minnesota note ever-growing tallies of people signing up for health insurance via the online marketplaces. In Massachusetts, there have been some glitches. Meanwhile, in California, the Covered California Board of Directors is about to get some new members.
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