Washington Report – January, 2017
(Covers activity between 1/1/17 and 1/31/17)
Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan Baugh, Krupa Zachariah, Carolyn Bounds
Washington Report – January Issue
- State of the Affordable Care Act
- Senate Committees Hold Confirmation Hearings for HHS Secretary Nominee
- President Trump Takes Swift Action on Many Issues with Executive Orders
- PQRS and Meaningful Use Updates
- HHS Allows Disclosure of PHI in Public Health Emergencies
- Aetna- Humana Merger Blocked by Federal Judge
- OIG Review of MACs Shows Improvement but Also Persistence of Security Gaps
- Federal Judge Indefinitely Delays Patient Steering Rule
- 2016 CAQH Index Shows Continued but Slow Adoption of Electronic Transactions
- President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court
- CMS Transmittals