This Week: Funding for federal government set to expire at midnight... Small business health exchange enrollment delayed... FDA guidance on medical apps released
1. Congress
House of Representatives
- Federal Government Funding Measure Moves to Senate
- House Passes Pharmaceutical Integrity Legislation
- Upcoming Hearing on FDA Improvement Act Implementation
Senate
2. Administration
Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- HHS Announces One-Month Delay to SHOP Enrollment
- Federal Marketplaces Will Offer Average of 53 Plans, Lower Premiums Than Projected
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
3. State Activities
- Arkansas Medicaid Waiver Application Approved
- Massachusetts Insurance Rating Waiver Denied
- New Mexico Medicaid Agency Requests Less Medicaid Funding
- DC Health Exchange to Delay
4. Regulations Open for Comment
- Basic Health Plan Proposed Rule
- CMS Proposed Rule for Federally Qualified Health Center Payments
- IRS Proposed Rule -- ACA Employer Information Reporting Mandates
- IRS Proposed Rule -- Reporting On ACA Minimum Essential Coverage
- IRS Proposed Rule -- ACA Small Business Tax Credit
5. Reports
Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG)
- Utilization of Medicare Ambulance Transports, 2002-2011
- Medicare Incorrectly Paid Hospitals For Beneficiaries Who Had Not Received 96 Hours of Mechanical Ventilation
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)
- Affordable Care Act: Tracking of Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund Costs Could Be Improved
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