Recent reports reveal that regulatory uncertainty is discouraging investment in two of America's great engines of economic growth, jobs and health -- the biomedical industry and medical devices. No surprise, really. From the California Health Institute, "CHI Survey: Lack of Investment,... Continue Reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday issued a final rule (available here) that will make more data available about the quality and cost of health care offered by providers and suppliers, ultimately allowing consumers to make more informed decisions about their health... Continue Reading
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) tried unsuccessfully Wednesday to get a Senate vote on his bill to repeal the CLASS Act. HHS has already pulled the plug on the program as fiscally irredeemable, and Wednesday's failure aside, repeal remains the smart thing to do. The Senate floor discussion Wednesday (... Continue Reading
Many in the commentariat referred to last week's afternoon announcement that Health and Human Services would not implement the CLASS Act provisions of the new health-care law as part of the administration's "Friday news dump," i.e., the common White House practice of releasing bad news late and... Continue Reading
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today sent letters to Congress announcing that HHS would shelves its plans to implement the CLASS Act provisions of the Affordable Care Act, that is, the financially unsustainable Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act. The... Continue Reading