The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more
10/11/2019
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Health Care Providers ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Stark Law ,
Trump Administration ,
Value-Based Care
On January 30, 2014, CMS released results on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”) and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Program (“Pioneer ACO Program”) for 2012, the initial performance year of each program....more
On July 16, 2013, CMS announced results from the first performance year of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model. In the release, CMS reported that the Pioneer ACO participants held Medicare cost increases...more