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Congress orders pass-through changes
The
Department of Health and Human Services will determine new criteria
for Medicare pass-through payment categories. Last month, Congress ordered
changes in the way Medicare reimbursements are administered for certain
types of new technology that weren't fully addressed under the new outpatient
prospective payment system. The new criteria will not include using
brand names, officials said.
Groups
call for 'unsafe' needle ban
The
Food and Drug Administration said it would consider a petition calling
for the immediate ban of certain sharps devices that can cause healthcare
worker injuries. The petition was filed by a consumer advocacy group,
Private Citizen, and the nation's largest healthcare workers union,
Service Employees International Union, which has led the push for safe
needle laws
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