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States Gain Greater Flexibility Under New ACA Waiver Guidance
An updated CMS document gives governors greater power to authorize innovation waivers under the ACA, and it loosens the definition...
Finance
After Stalling for Months, HHS Plans to Accelerate 340B Changes
Hospitals suing over the delayed tweaks to the drug pricing program have asked a judge to force the Trump administration...
Medicaid Expansion Opponent Picked to Lead Medicaid
The former aide to Maine Gov. Paul LePage and former Maine Hospital Association lobbyist was picked by the Trump administration...
Proposal Would Require Drugmakers to Put Prices in Their TV Ads
The proposal calls for manufacturers to include the wholesale acquisition cost for drugs in television advertisements.
Collins Defends Kavanaugh's Healthcare Record, Clinches His Confirmation
The senator's speech defended the nominee's track record on the ACA and abortion, rejecting claims that confirming him could endanger...
Strategy
Former Press Ganey CEO Discusses Congressional Run
Mel Hall, the 'relentless pragmatist' who formerly led the patient survey firm, is seeking to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jackie...
Strategy
Azar Praises Trump for 2% Drop in Premiums for 2019
The premium for a benchmark ACA plan on the federal exchange is projected to drop 2% nationally next year, bucking...
Strategy
'Putting Patients Above Politics': Tennessee Hospitalist Running for House Seat
Dr. Dawn Barlow, the current director of hospital medicine at Livingston Regional Hospital, is seeking to represent Tennessee's sixth congressional...
Finance
Not 'Subversive': Verma Defends Medicaid Work Requirements
The CMS administrator says the Trump administration is committed to giving states the flexibility they need to contain their Medicaid...
Strategy
CMS Doles Out Smaller Grants for ACA 'Navigators'
Grant funding has been cut in each of the past two years. Now recipients are encouraged to offer information on...
Strategy
Gov. Rick Scott, Ex-Celgene CEO Among 10 Health Leaders Running in the Midterms
The list includes a wide array of prominent healthcare industry players, including former insurance executives, physicians, a nurse and a...
Strategy
Here are the Healthcare Leaders on the Ballot for the 2018 Midterms
HealthLeaders has compiled a comprehensive list of the physicians, nurses, surgeons, and healthcare executives competing in numerous races during this...