650 groups call on Congress to eliminate Medicare budget panel
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 650 healthcare organizations sent a letter to Congress May 18 calling for repeal
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Medicare – General
CMS seeks 1,000 more physician practices for CPC+ expansion: 5 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is offering another opportunity for payers and practices to join the Comprehensive
Read MoreCMS further delays major bundled payment initiatives: 4 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued a final rule Thursday that further delays implementation of cardiac care bundled payment
Read MoreCreating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act 2017
The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 will not expand traditional Medicare
Read MoreHHS updates ransomware guidance for healthcare organizations
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS on May 15 released a third update for its “International Cyber Threat to
Read MoreThe Senate’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group
On Tuesday at a Senate Finance Committee meeting, a doctor, health plan administrator, and hospital system administrators testified “expanding telemedicine
Read MoreNew Medicare ID Cards Coming in 2019
By April 2019, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue new Medicare ID cards to the approximately 60 million
Read MoreDrug Rebates for Medicare?
The White House budget director Mick Mulvaney speaking at a conference at Stanford University said that his office has brought
Read MorePhysicians and Payers Requesting Expansion of MACRA
In a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, ten organizations that represent both physicians and payers,
Read MoreMedicare and Health Savings Accounts
In a response to an inquiry from an Individual, the IRS issued an information letter stating that individuals are ineligible
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