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Wyden Backs Effort to Repeal Doc-Pay Formula, Offers No Plan to Pay for It
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in his first speech as the new chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said it's important for Congress to pass legislation that would permanently repeal Medicare's contentious physician payment formula, but did not say how lawmakers intend to pay for it.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in his first speech as the new chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said it's important for Congress to pass legislation that would permanently repeal Medicare's contentious physician payment formula, but did not say how lawmakers intend to pay for it.
Finding a way to pay for the legislation continues to be the biggest challenge for lawmakers and could thwart their efforts for approving a permanent solution this year. Wyden didn't comment on the possibility of another temporary SGR fix if the funding puzzle can't be solved.
The Oregon Democrat and successor to former Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) began his remarks at the Federation of American Hospitals' annual conference in Washington by noting that Congress has an opportunity to move beyond lurching from one budget crisis to another with the permanent SGR bill that lawmakers are currently considering.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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How Access to SMA Treatment Varies Globally and by Insurance Type
March 18th 2025Posters presented at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference show that therapeutic advances in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are not uniformly making it into the hands of patients who could benefit.
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A Focus on MAHA, Lasting Changes to Health Care Programs for Trump’s Second Term
March 13th 2025The second Trump administration is expected to bring changes to Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and the health insurance exchanges, as well as highlight the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, speakers at the Value-Based Insurance Design Summit said.
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