Welcome to the D.C. Rap Up, a weekly rundown of the most important health policy stories. Cleavon Gilman, MD, an emergency physician in New York City, remixes the news and drops the beats to catch you up with what's up.
Here are the lyrics for this week's edition:
This week on the DC Rap Up
Insulin will be easier to adjust
'Cause Medicare loosened matters
On continuous glucose data
And prescriptions, will be easier to read that
FDA gave labels much needed revamps
Relax now that research finds it's
Wasteful to test blood for Zika virus
Besides this, Alkermes was quick to mention
Long-acting injectable for schizophrenics
So on day one you can get control
With PO and IM aripiprazole
In home healthcare was readdressed
When re-cert was simplified by CMS
No kidding, physicians won't believe
Changes to duration of future needs
On the other hand, there'll be a bunch of furor
Once they freeze risk adjustments to insurers
The outcome is an easy one
Shortfall likely means higher premiums
Other news came in over the week
When Azar called for change in 340B
To ensure those with low-income funds
Get the best price on prescription drugs
Last but not least, the battle starts
For Supreme Court, with Brett Kavanaugh
Expect the nominee to be closely gazed
Given the ACA and Roe v. Wade
This just in ... literally!
CMS to revise physician fees
Means more time with patients and assessing
And less frustrated with documenting
In the meantime, won't be easy to relax!
See you next week on the DC recap