Friday Five: Top 5 healthcare business news items from the MCOL Weekend edition
Every business day, MCOL posts feature stories making news on the
business of health care. Here are five we think are particularly
important for this week:
CMS extension of transitional health plans could ding ACA market
The CMS has once again allowed insurers and states to renew
so-called transitional health plans that pre-dated Affordable Care Act
coverage requirements and that don't have to comply with those rules.
Modern Healthcare
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Anthem sees profits rise after scaling back participation in
ObamaCare
Anthem experienced a profit boost in the first quarter of 2018
after scaling back its participation in the ObamaCare markets, the
health insurer announced Wednesday.
The Hill
Wednesday, April
25, 2018
HHS proposes Medicare payment rules to encourage hospitals to be
clearer about prices
The Trump administration is proposing to rewrite rules on federal
payments to hospitals treating older Americans on Medicare, making it
easier for patients to see the prices of procedures and care.
The Washington Post
Tuesday, April
24, 2018
Senate Health panel approves opioid bill
The Senate Health Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to send the
panel’s bipartisan opioid bill to the chamber’s floor.
The Hill
Tuesday, April
24, 2018
Insurer group issues warning on Trump administration's short-term
health plan proposal
The nation's largest trade group for health insurance companies
is sounding the alarm on a proposal from the Trump administration that
would expand the sale of plans that cover fewer services.
The Hill
Monday, April
23, 2018
These and more weekly news items on the business of healthcare are
featured in the
MCOL Weekend
edition, along with the MCOL Tidbits, and more, for
MCOL Premium level members.
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