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CMS issues update on HealthCare.gov enrollment
More than 2.4 million people selected a 2019 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-24, including more than 500,000 last week.
CMS will automatically apply disaster waiver to certain MIPS clinicians
Clinicians eligible for the MIPS who live or practice in areas that were affected by Hurricanes Florence or Michael, or the California wildfires, will automatically qualify for the program’s extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy unless they submit data for more than one MIPS performance category.
CMS announces enhanced direct enrollment for exchange coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced enhancements to the platform that web brokers use to enroll consumers in an exchange health plan, a process known as direct enrollment.
ONC issues draft strategy to reduce EHR burden
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT today released for comment a draft strategy on reducing regulatory and administrative burden related to the use of health information technology and electronic health records.
Community health workers trained to support patient outcomes in underserved and vulnerable communities
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: the county that’s leading the nation in reversing opioid overdose deaths, and meth-related overdoses are on the rise.
How Parkview Health is using mobile technology to fight the opioid crisis
Parkview Health is working to develop a mobile app that would serve as an intervention for Indianans struggling with opioid-related substance use disorders. Parkview’s project received first place in this year’s AHA Innovation Challenge. Read more and watch a video.
New ad urges Congress to take action on drug prices
The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, of which the AHA is a founding member, yesterday released a new ad urging Congress to keep its commitment to lower drug prices.
CVS Health acquires Aetna
CVS Health yesterday announced it has completed its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna.
U.S. life expectancy falls to 78.6 years; overdose, suicide deaths climb
U.S. life expectancy at birth continued to decline in 2017, from 78.7 years to 78.6, largely due to increase deaths from unintentional injuries, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Iranian men charged with SamSam ransomware attacks
A federal grand jury yesterday charged two Iranian men with developing and deploying the SamSam