2024 – FTC and Congress take action against PBMs for price gouging
The FTC issued an interim staff report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) as it prepares a lawsuit against the three largest PBMs
Senate committee proposes plan to reduce physician workforce shortages
A bipartisan group of members of the Senate Finance Committee released a proposal to increase Medicare Graduate Medical Education slots.
What challenges face independent medical practices?
The hearing featured discussions about the many burdens that make it more difficult for independent practices to remain open and independent.
2024 Texting Guidance Update
Allergists, particularly those practicing in a hospital setting, should familiarize themselves with this updated guidance.
Congress holds hearing addressing value-based care
This hearing touched on many issues associated with successfully administering value-based care but extended into other administrative burdens.
Impact of proposed FY 2025 House Appropriations bills on allergist
FY 2025 appropriations bills must be successfully voted on by the House and Senate before becoming law. Two of them directly impact allergists.
2025 Proposed MIPS changes
This is the first article in a multi-part series that provides a summary of CMS’s proposed changes to the QPP and how they may affect you.
2025 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
This article summarizes key proposals concerning the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that would impact allergy practices.
HHS finalizes information blocking enforcement rule impacting practitioners
Under the final rule, certain allergists who have committed information blocking may be penalized through CMS’s MIPs program.
House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans propose revamp of NIH
Earlier, Republicans on the House Energy & Commerce Committee released a plan calling for major changes to the National Institutes of Health.
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