House committee advances bill to block nursing home staffing standards
In a 26-17 vote, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill that would stop the CMS from approving Biden’s controversial proposed staffing minimum policy.
Biden proposes strengthening Medicare’s drug pricing power
The administration seeks to significantly increase the number of drugs each year that would be subjected to price negotiations under provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Change Healthcare faces potential class action as lawsuits rack up
At least six federal lawsuits seeking class-action status were filed since the cyberattack, alleging the technology firm didn’t have reasonable cybersecurity measures in place.
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receive fewer home health visits, study finds
MA beneficiaries were also less likely to improve self-care and mobility function, according to research published in JAMA Health Forum.
Federal government probes healthcare private equity deals
The cross-agency investigation comes as scrutiny rises regarding corporate consolidation in healthcare.
Dexcom receives FDA clearance for first OTC glucose sensor
The diabetes tech firm tailored its software to the 25 million people in the U.S. who have Type 2 diabetes and do not use insulin.
UMass Memorial, Google Cloud partner to connect patients with cardiometabolic drugs
The central Massachusetts nonprofit’s aim is to improve population health, but its partnership with Google on data management and AI should also lower costs.
CMS rolls out provider flexibilities amid fallout from Change cyberattack
Provider groups said the government should go further to financially bolster providers during the outage at Change Healthcare.
Kaiser lays off IT workers for a second time in 4 months
The Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit health system continues to downsize its tech department in a bid to increase efficiencies and cut costs.
Elevance gains $190M on revised MA star ratings
It’s a positive development for the insurer, which sued the government earlier this year after its quality scores fell dramatically.