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AAHomecare To White House: Keep Ventilators Out Of DME Bid Program

Durable medical equipment lobbyists took their fight against adding ventilators to the competitive bidding program to the White House Domestic Policy Council after vowing to pressure the administration and Congress to change the policy.

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Medicaid Expansion Approved By Kansas House, Moves To State Senate

The Kansas House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21) approved a modified version of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

CMS: About 250 Providers Left Bundled Pay Demo, Almost 1,300 Stay

CMS says about 250 Medicare providers dropped out of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced demonstration, and, after the March 1 deadline to withdraw without facing any financial risk, about 1,300 providers remain as part of about 1,100 participating entities– which the agency called robust participation.

Think Tanks Push Site-Neutral Pay, Providers Want Fewer Regulations

The American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution are pushing lawmakers to expand site-neutral pay to on-campus hospital outpatient departments, a call that was mirrored in the president’s fiscal 2020 budget.

Public Citizen: Woodcock Must Step Down For FDA Opioid Reg Reform

A prominent consumer advocacy group and an FDA advisory committee chair are calling for FDA drug center chef Janet Woodcock to step down from her post in order to clear a path for the agency to revamp its regulation of opioids and implement recommendations made in 2017 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Public Citizen, FDA Advisor Call For Moratorium On New Opioids

A prominent consumer advocacy group and an FDA advisory committee chair filed a citizen petition on Thursday (March 21) demanding FDA slap an immediate moratorium on the approval of new opioids until it revamps its regulation and review of new opioids as recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2017.

Industry, Consumer Groups Seek Re-Think Of FDA’s GRAS Process

Stakeholders representing both industry and consumers called for a re-think of FDA’s generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) process, where companies can put a new ingredient in food without agency review.

FDA Asks Congress To Reform DSHEA, Will Hold Stakeholder Meeting

FDA will kick off the start of a conversation with stakeholders on reforming dietary supplement law with a public meeting May 16, agency chief Scott Gottlieb tweeted Tuesday (March 19).

Gottlieb To Testify On Budget Before April 5 Exit, Forms CBD Task Group

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he will testify before Congress in support of FDA’s 2020 budget on April 3, before leaving the agency two days later.

HHS Budget Increases Reliance On MA Encounter Data

The HHS budget doubles down on CMS’ plan to increase the use of encounter data as part of a bid to “eliminate excessive payment in Medicare Advantage,” despite plans’ opposition to using risk score calculations to cut back MA payments.