Medicare Advantage Increase for 2018
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved its final payment rate, an increase of 0.45 percent on
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Legislative Update
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Voting this Week on Medicare Part B Drugs
On Thursday, April 6th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues related to
Read MoreDemonstration of Support Prohibiting Direct and Indirect Fees
In support of companion bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would prohibit retroactive pharmacy direct and indirect fees in
Read MoreTie-Breaking Vote on Planned Parenthood Funding
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence casted the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on a bill that will give states
Read MoreTom Price defends proposed cuts at NIH, citing ‘indirect’ expenses
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price on Wednesday defended the Trump
Read MoreAutomatically Enrolled In Accountable Care Organizations
In the federal government’s effort to reduce Medicare spending, they are automatically enrolling patients in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), if their primary care
Read MoreHouse Leaders ‘Came Up Short’ In Effort To Kill Obamacare
(By Mary Agnes Carey for Kaiser Health News) Despite days of intense negotiations and last-minute concessions to win over wavering
Read More7 states addressing surprise medical billing so far in 2017
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legislators from seven states have proposed legislation in the first few months of
Read MoreOffering states flexibility to increase market stability and affordable choices
(Source – www.hhs.gov) announcement Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the Department of the
Read MoreBy Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Under a new federal law, hospitals across the country must now alert Medicare patients
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