Kris Zimmer, senior vice president of finance at St. Louis-based SSM Health Care, was recently appointed to the federal Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Hospital Corporation of America's Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center has been asked to cease its trauma operations by the state's Health Department, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
Jackson Health System in Miami has decided to voluntarily dismiss its petition for a hearing regarding the state's decision to turn down its request for trauma center development, according to a report by The Miami Herald.
For the first time in Medicare Part D's history, CMS would lower beneficiary's deductibles and copays for covered prescription drugs as part of the agency's proposed payment plan for 2014.
The American Hospital Association has written a letter to Senator Max Baucus (D), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, supporting the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administrator.
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has approved the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, according to an AHA News Now report.
The House Committee on Labor and the Workforce held a subcommittee hearing on the future of the National Labor Relations Board, according to an AHA News Now report.
A physician has filed suit against Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, claiming the system is trying to force out independent physicians through a policy of continuous on-call coverage, according to a Post Crescent report.
Republican senators have reintroduced a bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board — a structure the lawmakers say will result in healthcare rationing, according to a report from The Hill.
Hospira, a hospital products and anesthesia drug manufacturer, received an FDA notice for the quality of its devices, according to News and Insight.