CBO Finds Permanent ARP Extension Costs $250B, 2-Years May Run $34B

The Congressional Budget Office finds in a new analysis it did for GOP lawmakers that permanently extending the enhanced ACA subsidies would cost $250 billion over 10 years --around $30 billion more than CBO previously estimated -- but the report also indicates a two-year extension of the subsidies would cost about $34 billion, less than the $40 billion Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) mentioned could be used for such an extension, and keeping the credits for three years would cost about...
Article Type: 
Daily News
Tags: 
reconciliation
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
CMS Issue: 
Inside CMS - 07/28/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 30
HEA Issue: 
Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 07/27/2022
HEA Volume: 
Vol. 10, No. 30
Author: 
Amy Lotven
Topics: 
ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
Health-Exchange-Alert
Health Reform Debate

Final Surprise Billing Rule On Deck

Stakeholders are bracing for the final version of the highly controversial interim final rule (IFR) on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process hospitals and insurers can use to resolve fights over surprise billing, which is expected to be out by the end of the week now that the administration has wrapped up in-person meetings on the rulemaking. At issue is whether the final rule will maintain the language in the earlier IFR that directs IDR entities to first look at...
Article Type: 
Daily News
Tags: 
balance-billing
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
CMS Issue: 
Inside CMS - 07/28/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 30
HEA Issue: 
Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 07/27/2022
HEA Volume: 
Vol. 10, No. 30
Author: 
Amy Lotven
Topics: 
ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
Health-Exchange-Alert
Health Reform Debate

CMS Announces First-Ever HCBS Quality Measures

CMS on Thursday (July 21) released a preliminary set of nationally standardized quality measures for Medicaid-funded home and community based services , which are the first of their kind and which CMS hopes will improve health equity and quality of care for beneficiaries and their families. A second round of measures is expected soon. CMS is not requiring states to adopt the new quality measures for the time being, but advised that the measures likely will be factored into future...
Article Type: 
Daily News
Tags: 
HCBS
medicaid
sdoh
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
CMS Issue: 
Inside CMS - 07/28/2022
CMS Volume: 
Vol. 25, No. 30
Author: 
Bridget Early
Topics: 
ISSUE: INSIDE CMS
Health Equity
Medicaid

About $40B Of Drug Pricing Bill’s $288B In Savings At Risk During Byrd Bath

Staff for Senate Democrats and Republicans meet with the parliamentarian Thursday (July 21) to debate whether provisions of drug pricing legislation are allowed in Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill, and about $40 billion of the bill’s $288 billion in savings is at risk if Republicans try to eliminate drug inflation rebates that are calculated on commercial market drug sales. The parliamentarian is not expected to decide for a couple of days. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) said he is confident...
Article Type: 
Inside Drug Pricing Daily News
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
IDP Issue: 
Inside Drug Pricing - 07/25/2022
IDP Volume: 
Vol. 5, No. 30
Author: 
John Wilkerson


Lobbyists Expect Two-Year Extension Of Pandemic Telehealth Waivers To Clear House Next Week

A bipartisan two-year extension of some COVID-19 pandemic telehealth flexibilities is likely to clear the House next week, according to telehealth lobbyists, which would calm fears of a telehealth cliff that would leave patients without care at the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the subsequent 151-day waiver extension. Lobbyists say the provisions in the bill are expected to be similar to those in telehealth legislation introduced last year by Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI)...
Article Type: 
Inside Telehealth Daily News
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
Author: 
Cara Smith
Topics: 
Not Top Story

With Acquisition, Amazon Backs Subscription-Based Care

The massive online retailer Amazon announced it will acquire the San Francisco-based One Medical, marking its largest move into the health care space. One Medical offers a range of digital health services and has physical locations in several major cities. One Medical customers pay a monthly subscription fee of $199 that covers video visits as well as allowing access to other services like prescription renewal and appointment booking at physical locations. In-person offices are located in 15 major cities,...
Article Type: 
Inside Telehealth Daily News
Site Name: 
InsideHealthPolicy.com
Author: 
Jessica Karins
Topics: 
Not Top Story

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