In a rapid-fire voting session, the U.S. House suspended the rules July 20 to pass, by voice vote, a slate of bipartisan health bills ranging from reducing animal testing in drug development to clarifying Medicare coverage of wheelchairs.
Two med-tech companies agreed to settlements with the U.S. government to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they submitted Medicare claims for medically unnecessary testing and devices.
Resurrecting a reimbursement rule on 340B drugs that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 2021, CMS is once again proposing to update Medicare payment rates for drugs purchased under the 340B prescription drug discount program to better reflect what hospitals actually pay for the outpatient drugs.
