Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a notice detailing proposed changes to a claim-review demonstration project for Medicare fee-for-service home health services.
The Government Accountability Office today appointed five new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and reappointed one current member.
Responding today to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services request for information on a proposal to create and test one or more direct provider contracting models through Medicare contracts with primary care practices, AHA said it supports the development of models that improve…
The Senate Finance Committee yesterday introduced 22 bipartisan bills to address the opioid crisis in Medicare, Medicaid and human services programs.
The Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits and improved primary care delivery for beneficiaries, but did not reduce Medicare spending enough to cover care management fees or significantly improve quality.
AHA statement before the Senate Finance Committee on "Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities."
Health care is changing as the march from volume to value moves forward. And hospitals and health systems are redefining the “H” to meet the demands of the moment, and of the future, in a way that is even more responsive to our patients and communities.
Medicare D prescription drug plan should not prevent pharmacies from telling customers when they could pay less for a drug by paying cash, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told plan sponsors yesterday.
May 2, 2018
RE: Quality Measures to Satisfy the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) domain of: Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences When an Individual Transitions – Medication Profile Transferred to Provider / Medication Profile Transferred to…
Government administered pricing at the Medicare level for all purchasers of health care services – as suggested in a recent opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post titled, “There’s a genuine sol