The Medicare Advantage Advanced Notice and Draft Call letter now includes Exact Sciences' Cologuard.
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Susan DeVore published an article in Health Affairs examining expectations for the healthcare industry under the new president and Republican Congress, which has 18 months to pass healthcare legislation before the next midterm election.
Here are seven updates from the past month to note.
Senate Finance Committee Republicans responded to Democrats' refusal to vote on two of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees by "suspending" committee rules, according to a CNN Politics report.
President Donald Trump met with drug company executives on Jan. 31, 2017, to discuss the state of the pharmaceutical industry and spiraling drug prices, according to The Hill.
During a quarterly earnings call, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said the payer will likely pull out of all ACA exchanges, Business Insider reports.
In its annual report, the Healthcare Supply Chain Association found group purchasing organizations are benefiting the healthcare industry.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates Chairman and CEO Andrew Hayek sold 3,124 company shares on Jan. 9, 2017, according to the Daily Quint.
Stamford, Conn.-based Fujifilm Medical Systems USA received FDA premarket approval for its Digital Breast Tomosynthesis software.
Kenneth Tomchik, MD, was searching for an alternate screening test for colon cancer for years; he found his answer with Madison, Wis.-based Exact Sciences' Cologuard.