Claire Ernst, director of government affairs, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), explains the list of priorities for the association, include staving off the large Medicare reimbursement cuts, continuation of telehealth reimbursements, and revamping prior authorizations. 

A diabetes treatment drug, Mounjaro, has been added to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) list of drug shortages.

Benjamin T. Toh, of Chicago faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Biden administration plans to make more free, at-home COVID-19 tests available to Americans as part of its newly announced winter preparedness plan.

The American Medical Association is asking Congress to step in before new Medicare payment cuts go into effect in 2023.

 The revisions impact insurers operating on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The PHE has been in effect since the early days of the pandemic, and it has been reaffirmed every 90 days since. CMS has indicated it will give healthcare stakeholders at least 60 days’ notice before winding down the PHE.

With the midterms in the rearview, the lameduck Congress is focused on a handful of healthcare priorities heading into 2023, including mental health and implementing recent Medicare price negotiations afforded in the Inflation Reduction Act.