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…share of certain local markets. The suit is also unusual because it was also brought against the private equity investor, which now owns a minority stake in U.S. Anesthesia…

Federal Trade Commission Announces First Penalties for Enforcement Action Against Good Rx On February 1, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took enforcement action for the first time…

Calls for Government Watchdog to Investigate Hospitals’ Compliance With Price Transparency Rules and CMS’ Performance as Enforcer The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule aims to improve the affordability of…

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…The partial shutdown began on December 22, 2018 and lasted 35 days. Prior to the partial shutdown, Congress had already passed five of its major appropriations bills funding about…

…on-campus hospital outpatient departments and physician offices for certain services (e.g., clinic visits). Payment for all off-campus hospital outpatient departments under the physician fee schedule (PFS) effective…

…allow for adequate implementation timelines as appropriate. In addition, HHS released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), addressing HIPAA’s right of…

…a hospital’s chargemaster, absent any discounts), The discounted cash price (the charge that applies to an individual who pays cash, or cash equivalent, for a hospital item or service),…

…implement did not always reflect accepted medical standards. In discussions with pharmaceutical companies, Practice Fusion touted the anticipated financial benefit to the pharmaceutical companies from increased sales of pharmaceutical…

…ensures important patient-friendly provisions, such as ending coverage denials due to pre-existing conditions and lifetime caps on insurance, and also allows approximately 2.5 million young adults up to age…

…year-to-date payment deficits relative to 2019 ranged from 12% to 16% for these service categories. Utilization of individual preventive screening and surgical services declined substantially during March and April…