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New Rules Promotes Patient Access To Personal Healthcare Information

Two new federal rules will make it easier for consumers to access, use and transmit their personal healthcare information using an app on their smartphone or tablet. The regulations implement prior legislation and advance...more

4/17/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare

Medicare For All, Part 2: Cost, Financing And Impact On Provider Payment

If you track national health care policy developments, you’ve been busy lately. Following weeks of growing declarations from Democrats in support of Medicare for All, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tamped down exuberance...more

4/12/2019 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Healthcare Reform , Medicare , Medicare for All , Provider Payments

Medicare For All…Or Is It?

First in a series. Like it or not, the 2020 presidential election campaign is well underway. With it comes the latest in public policy ideas, including more attempts to overhaul health care in the U.S....more

3/21/2019 / Healthcare Reform , Medicare , Medicare for All , Presidential Elections

The “Pathways To Success” Final Rule Is Here: ACO’s Face Big Decisions

This is the third article in our series on the new “Pathways” rules for Accountable Care Organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its anticipated final rule revising the Medicare Shared...more

1/14/2019 / ACOs , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Shared Savings Program

Health Care Drives Voters At The Polls, But Will Health Care Drive Policymaking?

One conclusion drawn from the 2018 midterm elections is health care is a big deal for Americans. In fact, according to pre- and post-election polling, health care may be the biggest deal, as a plurality of voters identified...more

1/7/2019 / Affordable Care Act , Drug Pricing , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Payment Error In Medicare Advantage, Expects To Recover $4.5 Billion Over 10 Years

A new rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 26, 2018, would revise the way the agency validates the risk adjustment data and collects repayments from Medicare Advantage (MA)...more

12/4/2018 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Fee-for-Service , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part B , Proposed Rules

Open Enrollment Update: CMS Releases Benefit And Market Data

Anticipating open enrollment season for coverage in 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released coverage and premium information that will factor into consumer decisions about Medicare and individual...more

11/1/2018 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Open Enrollment

Court Decision On Overpayment Rule Leaves Uncertain Future For Medicare Payment Methodology And Pending Justice Department...

A federal court decision to vacate regulations concerning “overpayments” to Medicare Advantage plans has left open questions about the way the government pays the insurers and pending cases brought by the U.S. Department of...more

10/2/2018 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Overpayment

Performance Report: “Pathways” Rules Help CMS Advance Two-Sided Risk Sharing

This is the second article in our series on the new “Pathways” rules for Accountable Care Organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report on August 27, 2018, showing Next Generation...more

9/20/2018 / ACOs , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Shared Savings Program , Physicians

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