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Applied Policy team unites for company retreat

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Applied Policy team convened for a company-wide retreat in October. The three-day event offered an opportunity to recommit to a shared vision and to reunite…

The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on physicians

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, much attention has been paid to its provisions specific to drug pricing. A scaled back…

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]The story is familiar by now: The adoption of hotly debated legislation dramatically increases healthcare access for millions of Americans and the nation’s healthcare workforce is…

MDMA holds 2022 Medical Technology Executive Forum

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) held a virtual meeting on Friday, September 23. Participants included representatives from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for…

Medical Inflation

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s an axiom of healthcare administration: medical inflation outpaces the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). And figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Applied Policy hosts Georgia Healthcare Group

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]In September, Applied Policy hosted a meeting with members of the Georgia Healthcare Group, a provider of a broad range of healthcare services throughout the country…

The national coverage determination process

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the United States’ largest payor for healthcare services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exercises unrivaled potential to shape healthcare markets and health…

Payment considerations for IVD tests

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]In June, Applied Policy’s diagnostic experts introduced a new series, “IVD Test Reimbursement: Coverage, Coding, and Payment.” For our fourth and final article in the series,…

Fine-tuning the No Surprises Act

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Passed with bipartisan support, signed into law by President Trump, and implemented under the Biden administration, the No Surprises Act (NSA) might seem to have the…

CMS holds stakeholder call on Medicaid and CHIP continuous enrollment unwinding

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 24, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held its fourth monthly webinar about the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency…

Applied Policy welcomes Alison Falb to executive team

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Applied Policy has welcomed Alison Falb, J.D. as Health Policy Director for Pharmaceuticals, effective August 22. Prior to joining Applied Policy, Alison was a regulatory counsel…

Disparities in diabetic amputations

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text]Among patients with diabetic foot disease, the possibility of losing a foot or leg to amputation can be more frightening than other potential complications of the…

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