Maverick Minute (Page 2)
07/15/24
HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability
ONC released a proposal for its second HTI rule, including provisions for updated certification criteria that would support CMS’ prior authorization final rule.
07/2/24
CMS FAQs for New Hospital Price Transparency Requirements
CMS published FAQs ahead of the deadline for new hospital price transparency requirements designed to make price transparency data better.
07/2/24
CMS’ 2023 – 2032 National Health Expenditure Report
Healthcare spending growth in the U.S. is expected to grow due to the high insured rate, reaching 19.7% of the GDP by 2032.
06/27/24
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (Reintroduced by Congress)
Congress reintroduced bipartisan legislation to streamline prior authorization processes in Medicare Advantage.
06/27/24
Avalon’s 2024 Lab Trend Report
Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a company that provides health plans with data and insights about lab testing, released its annual Lab Trend Report.
06/24/24
FDA Guiding Principles: Transparency for Machine Learning-Enabled Medical Devices
The FDA and other international partners expanded upon their guiding principles for good machine learning practice – releasing new principles for transparency in such devices.
06/17/24
The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) is evaluating digital health tools – outlining the benefits and costs savings of proprietary solutions -- and making its reports publicly available.
06/14/24
Private Equity Firm Is Dropped From FTC’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Anesthesia Partners
A Texas federal judge dismissed the FTC’s suit against Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) for medical price fixing of anesthesiology services.
06/10/24
SCAN Health Plan Wins Legal Challenge Against HHS About Its 2024 MA Star Ratings Calculations
SCAN Health Plan Wins Legal Challenge Against HHS About Its 2024 MA Star Ratings Calculations
06/10/24
A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare in February 2024 continues to have widespread effects on the U.S. healthcare system.