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DHCS Updates 2021-22 DRG Pricing Calculators

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The Department of Health Care Services has updated the state fiscal year (SFY) 2021-22 Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) pricing calculators to correct an error on reference tab “5-Policy Adjustors.” 

Medical Certification Needed for Medical Baseline Programs

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In 2020, the major power utilities in California waived the requirement for medical practitioners to certify a patient’s request to enroll in their medical baseline programs. However, this temporary waiver allowing customers to self-certify their eligibility to enroll ended on June 30, and a signature from a qualified medical practitioner is now required. 

HHS Provides Decision Support Tool for Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has developed an online decision support tool to assist hospitals and health care facilities with efficient distribution of their monoclonal antibody therapeutic supplies.  

Executive Order on Antitrust Doesn’t Recognize Importance of Systems

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Last week, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at driving enhanced antitrust enforcement across multiple sectors of the U.S. economy, including several areas of focus within health care. Specifically, according to the fact sheet, the order encourages the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce antitrust laws vigorously and “recognizes that the law allows them to challenge prior bad mergers that past administrations did not previously challenge.”