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FHASTpulse today: @macpacgov expresses concern over Arkansas #Medicaid work requirements, @Aetna paying $25 million to resolve a denial of a radiation therapy claim, and @GeisingerHealth CEO moving to @Google https://t.co/6uhVpQfPx3
Today on FHASTpulse: @HHSGov releases final rule protecting those w/ religious & moral objections to health insurance covering contraception, @CMSGov proposes rule to protect exchange integrity, Maine's battle for #Medicaid expansion heads to court again https://t.co/wUL7cFYJC3
Today we've curated a special edition of The Daily Scan recapping yesterday's elections, featuring #Medicaid expansion in NE, ID, and UT, rejected nurse-patient ratios and no-cost home care in MA and ME, and the 2019 Senate agenda https://t.co/biQalwQyNN
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FHASTpulse today: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order, at the request of the @FTC, stopping a FL company selling worthless insurance plans, $5.1 million Medicaid fraud settlement in IN, and 4 red states voting on #Medicaid expansion today https://t.co/HKWn1TtLSG
Today on FHASTpulse: @CREWcrew asks @US_OSC to investigate @SeemaCMS anti-"Medicare for All" tweets, @US_FDA comments on controversial new opioid approval, healthcare fraud in NYC, and @ResMed to acquire @MatrixCare for $750 million https://t.co/iCS6IMYl4F
FHASTpulse today: @CMSGov finalizes 2019 PFS & the QPP rule, Medicare payment rules for DMEPOS and the ESRD programs, & Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System final rule; and and a federal judge set a 2022 deadline for @HHSGov Medicare backlog https://t.co/BfrnV4gKFQ
A new blog from FHAS CEO Keith Saunders’ is featured in today’s edition of Hospital EMR & EHR—"The Wisdom of Yogi Berra in Medical Benefit Appeals” https://t.co/lCcA2FVXr8
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Today on FHASTpulse: #Medicaid work requirements approved in Wisconsin, @CMSGov finalizes Home Health Prospective Payment System to strengthen and modernize #Medicare, and @HHSGov announces plans to move up the effective date of the 340B Drug Pricing Plan https://t.co/ao7rykunsk
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Today on FHASTpulse: @HHSGov announces the official dedication of the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, @OchsnerHealth announces new partnership with @Walmart, and healthcare fraud in Texas and Alabama https://t.co/cMPFnCGyqZ
Today on FHASTpulse: @AmerMedicalAssn launches update to Health Workforce Mapper, @CMSGov develops a Market Saturation and Utilization Data Tool, @US_FDA approves Xofluza to treat flu, and new memo issued in Endo Pharmaceuticals et al. v. @FTC https://t.co/oQx9ECAU0E
Today on FHASTpulse: Abbott Laboratories & AbbVie Inc. pay $25 million to resolve kickback allegations, @macpacgov asking Trump to wait on approving #Medicaid work requirements, and @CMSGov proposes rule that updates #MedicareAdvantage and #MedicarePartD https://t.co/7JEHwNORv8
Today on FHASTpulse: @HHSGov proposes "International Pricing Index" payment model, @CMSGov approves NC's 1115 Demonstration Waiver, @TheJusticeDept announces the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, and #Medicaid fraud in PA and DC https://t.co/b07RxUuc9q
Today on FHASTpulse: @POTUS signs SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act into law, @jpmorgan reports on out-of-pocket healthcare spending, and @CMSGov QIC DME Formal Telephone Discussion Demonstration is expanding into MACs https://t.co/SzX1qZSB1U
Today on FHASTpulse: @CMSGov announces MOM model for pregnant and postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries who suffer from opioid addiction, new SNF quality data, @JUULvapor ramps up lobbying, and Philadelphia company pays $3.825 million to settle FCA violations https://t.co/dKubVNu3uy
FHASTpulse today: @USDOL, @HHSGov, and @USTreasury propose regulation expanding Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) usability, Ohio Medicaid denies @OIGatHHS claim they made payments for the deceased, and 4 charged with $87 million Medicaid fraud in PA https://t.co/aU08bJlPj7
FHASTpulse today: @CMSGov announces data breach in Direct Enrollment pathway, new waiver promises "relief and empowerment" for state insurance markets, new @Innov8Medicaid survey on Medicaid MCOs, and @IAGovernor encourages birth control accessibility https://t.co/AJEso62J38
Today on FHASTpulse: @GovernorVA Ralph Northam announces Medicaid expansion beginning in November, @HRSAgov announces $293 million in awards to primary health care clinicians and students, and @Novartis to buy cancer-drug maker Endocyte for $2.1 billion https://t.co/SorGyF43Pr
Today on FHASTpulse: @SeemaCMS gives statement on burden reduction accomplishments, @OIGatHHS finds that Ohio made $90 million in capitation payments for deceased #Medicaid beneficiaries, and @ACLUofMichigan files complaint with @meijer https://t.co/SzoU5DVCIx