CMS Deadline Approaching for the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Data Submission
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind you that the 2015 PQRS
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Medicare – General
Medicare To Test New Payment Approaches For Some Prescription Medications
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) Medicare plans to test new ways to pay for prescription medications given in
Read MoreReport Details Senior Health Care That Misses The Mark
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser health News) Quality over quantity. As people get older, their health care goals may shift
Read MoreRetail Clinics Add Convenience But Also Hike Costs, Study Finds
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser health news) Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and
Read MoreTrumpCare Takes It On The Chin
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health Care) There may finally be one thing Republicans hate more than ObamaCare: TrumpCare. The
Read MoreMedicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser health News) Vantage Health Plan executives saw an opportunity when they realized few of their female
Read MorePhysician Groups Receive Upward, Neutral, or Downward Adjustments to Their Medicare Payments in 2016 Based on Their Performance on Quality and Cost Efficiency Measures
(Source – CMS.gov) CMS posted results from the implementation of the second year of the Value-based Payment Modifier (Value Modifier),
Read MoreCampaign Rhetoric – Comparing the Platforms
In article posted on the Columbus Dispatch, reporter Jessica Wehrman provides an in-depth comparison of the two Democratic candidates’ positions on
Read MoreAlternative Payment Models Advocated for medicare Advantage
In a letter addressed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a group of 280 physician organizations urged strengthening
Read MoreMandatory Payment Reduction of 2% Continues until Further Notice for the Medicare FFS Program – “Sequestration”
(Source – CMS.gov) Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, will continue to
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