[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Smart phones, social networks and internet applications help us communicate with family, friends and colleagues, but they can do so much more to improve our lives.…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the end of June, the Alliance for Aging Research (the “Alliance”) announced the results of a Medicare claims study which found that families and state Medicaid programs,…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website includes a photograph that shows what can only be described as an idealized version of rural America: a beckoning…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 2, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced the Trump Administration’s “comprehensive strategy” to foster innovation for and improve patient’s access to transformative medical technologies. The…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the federal government began requiring hospitals to post their prices at the beginning of this year, CMS Administrator Seema Verma praised the initiative and declared…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Louisiana took a precedent-setting step last week to confront the costly public health challenges associated with the Hepatitis C virus, (HCV) at the same time embarking…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As President and CEO of Applied Policy, I focus on changing government policies that limit access to the products and services that help consumers live longer, healthier lives. In…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]In last night’s State of the Union, President Trump addressed a number of health care related issues including prescription drug pricing, health care costs, and the…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Healthcare will be first on the docket when the 116th Congress convenes in January, according to Rep. Don Beyer, speaker at this month’s gathering of the…
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]At next week’s Northern Virginia Health Policy Forum (NVHPF) breakfast on Tuesday, November 13, Representative Don Beyer will be the featured speaker. He will discuss the…
Read more[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 the Congressional Budget Office underestimated – by $4 billion – the amount Medicare would save due to changes in Medicare Part D.…
Read more[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here are some reimbursement related reasons why access to biosimilars has been slower than hoped, even though patient out-of-pocket costs are lower. Current System Is an Improvement Over…
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