Making headlines everywhere was the announcement that health spending has slowed in recent years, most likely due to the weak economy- expect to see more about that in the upcoming weeks. We have also covered the recently reported Supreme Court news regarding the health care reform bill. Elsewhere:
- The American Telemedicine Association wants Medicare to broaden their participation rules.
- The long-awaited guidance from the FDA for pharmaceutical companies as it relates to social media has begun to trickle forth, beginning with a draft guidance in December of 2011.
- Ohio’s Medicaid officials terminated two contracts with agencies after a child died from malnourishment, while a proposal has come forward from the Governor’s Office of Health Care suggesting that Ohio Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries should only work with one combined agency.
- Would dialated eye screenings for new Medicare enrollees cut costs?
