Brady Talks With Azar About Resuming RA Payments Via Legislation Or Rulemaking

House Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said Tuesday (July 17) that he has been talking with HHS Secretary Alex Azar about possible ways to resume risk adjustment payments, but he has not yet decided by what means, and that he plans to bring a package of Affordable Care Act-related bills to the floor next week. CMS on July 7 announced it would stop collecting or making payments under the risk adjustment program, saying the administration is constrained by...