The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is seeking ideas on how to better drive change and reduce regulatory burden. CMMI solicited ideas to shape the agency’s future activities through a September 2017 “request...more
Many observers view the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) as a game changer for the delivery and payment of health care services.
On Oct. 14, 2016 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...more
11/2/2016
/ ACOs ,
Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
CEHRT ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP)
On May 9, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Although the...more
On September 28, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder comments related to innovative physician payment models required by the Medicare Access...more
10/1/2015
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
EHR ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physician Payments ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Request For Information ,
Value-Based Payments
In This Issue:
- ACO Eligibility Requirements
- Establishing and Maintaining the ACO Participation Agreement
- Data Sharing and Assignment of Beneficiaries
- Shared Savings and Losses
- Waivers of...more
7/7/2015
/ ACO Participant Agreements ,
ACOs ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
SNF
In This Issue:
- Top News
..CMS Releases Payment Rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Renal Dialysis and Home Health
..President Signs the Drug Quality...more
In This Issue:
- Top News
..CMS Announces Round 2 Competitive Bidding Single Payment Amounts
..CBO Lowers SGR Repeal Cost by $100 Billion
..Republicans Press HRSA on 340B Audits
..HHS Proposes...more
In This Issue:
- OMB Directs Department Heads to Prepare for Sequestration
- HHS Finalizes Omnibus HIPAA Rule, Enhances Privacy Requirements
- SCOTUS Says Equitable Tolling Not a Factor in DSH Case
- Report...more
1/25/2013
/ Data Protection ,
DSH ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OMB ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
Sequestration
In This Issue:
- Fiscal Cliff Deal Lengthens Medicare Overpayment Recovery Period
- Cutting Medicaid Provider Tax May Shift Costs to States, CRS Finds
- MedPAC Finalizes Payment Recommendations, GAO Solicits...more
1/18/2013
/ American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
GAO ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
MedPAC ,
OIG ,
Overpayment ,
SMART
In This Issue:
- CMS Releases FY 2012 Financial Report; Misses Target forReductions in Improper Payments
- CMS Releases Guidance on Medicaid/CHIP Issues
- HHS Secretary Extends Deadline for Decision on...more