Health Headlines For Monday, January 28
38 hospitals sue HHS over site-neutral payment policy
Fierce Healthcare
Dozens of hospitals have followed in the footsteps of the American Hospital Association and are suing the Trump administration over its decision to institute site-neutral payments.
Trump administration’s Medicare Part D proposal risks patient protections
The Hill
This week, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its new Medicare Part D (the prescription drug program for seniors) model based on the Trump administration’s plan to lower costs for Medicare Part D.
Q&A: Feds tackle opioid epidemic, but is it helping?
AP News
President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency and urged prosecutors to seek the death penalty against drug dealers.
Poll: 46 percent say they haven’t heard of ‘Medicare for all’
The Hill
Many Americans are unaware of what “Medicare for all” is or what it would do, according to a new survey released Friday.