On July 26, 2023, the Senate Finance Committee held an open bipartisan executive session to discuss and vote on modernizing and creating increased accountability for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)..
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On July 26, 2023, the Senate Finance Committee held an open bipartisan executive session to discuss and vote on modernizing and creating increased accountability for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)..
On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) payment proposed rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2024. The rule contains updates to payment rates, quality programs, and a discussion around a new intensive outpatient Medicare program.
On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Shared Savings Program Proposed Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2024. In its annual payment rule, CMS tackles payment updates, split billing, supervision rules, and changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, among other key policies.
On June 7, 2023, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up a series of bills pertaining to healthcare and social security. The bills focused on telehealth, payment for chronic disease, and reduction of paperwork for health care workers. Additional bills on electronic notification of plan benefits for insurance plans and changes to custom group health plans were also adopted.