On an earnings call, Cigna CEO David Cordani seemed largely nonplussed about the potential rule's impact on the company's bottom line, even after the insurer's blockbuster acquisition of Express Scripts.
The House, as expected, voted to repeal automatic cuts to doctors under Medicare today. The bill passed with a vote of 392-37. This was a major victory as far as bipartisan negotiation is concerned. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) worked together to eliminate the ongoing “doc fix” situation, an […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The decision to negotiate a $200 billion deal with Democrats to fix Medicare payments to doctors has left some House conservatives pretty worked up. They are saying the effort, backed by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), shouldn’t have been considered without the input of rank-and-file members. The deal under consideration would repeal what’s known as the […]
You can like or dislike Obamacare, but what innovators and business leaders hate is the constant instability of not knowing what rules they need to play by/innovate in. It seems the back-and-forth aspect of these constant repeals finally has some Republicans fed up now, too. Republicans John Katko of New York, Bruce Poliquin of Maine […]
As shutdown wears on, Advamed continues its push to end the medical device excise tax through a targeted ad campaign that will run through Oct. 17 in the Beltway, placed in such media as Politico. (See right for one of the ads–note the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is one of the supporters.) “First and foremost […]
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a bill this morning to defund Obamacare in a 230-to-189 vote, the New York Times reports. If no resolution happens, the government could shutdown Oct. 1–with potential for America’s first default on federal debt to follow shortly thereafter. “Defunding is clearly happening today on a spending measure that […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.