Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

33569 Results Found

News

CMS releases FAQs on 2024 Medicare Advantage rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released FAQs clarifying coverage criteria and utilization management requirements for Medicare Advantage plans under its final rule for calendar year 2024, which includes provisions intended to increase program oversight and create better alignment between MA and Traditional Medicare.
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues Frequently Asked Questions Related to CY 2024 Medicare Advantage Final Rule

The CMS Feb. 6 released a Frequently Asked Questions document pursuant to the calendar year 2024 Medicare Advantage final rule, which went into effect Jan. 1.
News

Survey: MA enrollees more likely to report care delays due to prior authorization

People enrolled in Medicare Advantage are more likely than those in traditional Medicare to report delays in care due to needed insurance approvals, according to a survey released Feb. 22 by the Commonwealth Fund, with 13% of traditional Medicare enrollees reporting associated delays compared with 22% of MA enrollees.
Special Bulletin
Public

HHS and DOL Call on UnitedHealth Group to Step Up to Help Hospitals, Physicians in Aftermath of Cyberattack

In a letter sent yesterday to all providers, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and DOL Acting Secretary Julie A. Su asked for greater transparency and expedited payments to impacted providers, among other things.
News

Chair File: Accelerating Efforts to Enhance Patient Safety and Quality

This week is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Special Bulletin
Public

CMS Announces Payment Program for Providers Affected by Change Healthcare Cyberattack

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) March 9 issued a notice formally announcing terms for hospitals, physicians and other providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack to apply for accelerated and advance payments (AAPs).
Press Releases

AHA Statement on HHS/DOL Letter to Providers About Change Healthcare Cyberattack

We welcome today’s letter from the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor that recognizes the unprecedented nature of the Change Healthcare cyberattack and its far-reaching impacts on hospitals, physicians and the health care sector.
Press Releases

AHA Statement on UnitedHealth Group Update on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

We appreciate the information that UnitedHealth Group has laid out regarding an aspirational timeline of potential technical relief for this historic cyberattack on the U.S. health care system. However, nothing in the announcement materially changes the chronic cash flow implications and uncertainty that our nation’s hospitals and physicians are experiencing as a result.
News

UnitedHealth Group provides updates on response to Change Healthcare cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group March 7 announced a series of updates on its response to the unprecedented cyberattack against its subsidiary Change Healthcare.
Special Bulletin
Public

UnitedHealth Group Provides Updates on Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group late yesterday announced a series of updates on its response to the unprecedented cyberattack against its subsidiary Change Healthcare.