Trump administration’s hospital price plan raises thorny legal questions
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and health insurance companies are likely to sue the Trump administration if
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News report on healthcare billing fraud prompts senators’ call for federal action
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Six U.S. senators are seeking more information about CMS efforts to combat healthcare
Read MoreDo Medicare Advantage Plans save money?
Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans offer valuable lessons for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by bringing private-sector
Read MoreMedicare to save $650M under site-neutral pay proposal
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ 2020 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule would finish phasing in a site-neutral
Read MoreCMS finalizes long-sought rules for Medicare CAR-T coverage
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration finalized late Wednesday long-sought rules for when Medicare will cover
Read MoreChanges coming that would help some rural and other hospitals in their labor markets
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made public policy changes that will increase the wage index for certain
Read MoreCMS Administrator Seema Verma: Despite billions spent, EHRs haven’t delivered on interoperability
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma spoke about the limitations EHRs present to patient data
Read MoreThe Government Accountability Office finds Medicare website incomplete
In a new report from the Government Accountability Office found the Medicare Plan Finder website is difficult to navigate and
Read MoreMedicare Advantage data being released to the research community
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released Medicare Advantage encounter data to researchers, providing a more comprehensive view
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Overbills Taxpayers By Billions A Year As Feds Struggle To Stop It
(By Fred Schulte and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare
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