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ONC Releases HTI-2 Proposed Rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule on [...]
CMS Releases Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was released on July 10 and includes provisions increasing relative values of certain services, coverage for new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell services, [...]
Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Cassidy Calls on FDA to Respond to Loper Bright Decision
On June 30, Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., regarding the applicability of the Supreme Court Loper Bright [...]
Congress Reintroduces Legislation to Streamline Prior Authorization for Medicare Advantage
On June 12, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which would streamline the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage. U.S. Sens. [...]
UHC Implemented Molecular Pathology Reimbursement Policy Requiring Z-Codes
On June 1, United Healthcare (UHC) implemented the Molecular Pathology Reimbursement Policy, which requires DEX Z-codes on genetic test claims to receive payment. In accordance with Phase 1 of the [...]
House Hearing Examines Shortcomings and Successes of CMS Innovation Center
The House Energy & Commerce Committee held a Health Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, June 13, regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). CMMI, also known as the Centers [...]
House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing About the State of CMMI
The House Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a Health Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, June 13, regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The CMMI, also known as [...]
ACLA Sues FDA Over Final Rule Regulating LDTs as Medical Devices
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), along with its member company HealthTrackRx, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a challenge to the May 6 final [...]
FDA to Host Webinar on In Vitro Diagnostic Devices Draft Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a webinar on June 5, 2024, to provide an overview of draft guidance documents concerning the regulation of in vitro diagnostic devices [...]
HHS Announces New Resubmission Process for NSA Independent Dispute Resolution
On May 1, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury announced the release of a new process for resubmitting improperly batched or bundled Independent Dispute [...]