Congress is on its State / district work period for another week.

The Supreme Court begins its October 2019 term tomorrow. Here’s a Scotusblog report on the orders that the Court issued last Friday.

Healthcare Dive reports that last Thursday the President issued an executive order concerning the Medicare Program.

The order would allow Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer more novel benefits and allow beneficiaries to join in on some of the savings payers are able to deliver through cash or rebates.

The order also calls on regulators to examine ways to modify payments in the fee-for-service program to bring them in line with those paid under Medicare Advantage and to find ways to improve the enrollment process.

The FEHBlog dreams of such an order for the FEHBP, e.g., allowing carriers more flexibility in benefit design.

Federal News Network had not one but two articles on the currently stymied effort to distribute OPM’s functions to the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration.

Becker’s Hospital Review identifies the 56 hospitals with the maximum Medicare readmission penalties under the latest round of penalties announced last week. Compare it against your plan’s network.