Texas’ Changing Relationship To Obamacare
(Source – By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media, via Kaiser Health News) The online federal insurance marketplace opened for business Sunday.
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Medicare – General
2015 PQRS Reporting Measures Series: Measure-Applicability Validation (MAV)
(Source – CMS.gov) Join a Virtual Office Hour Session Focused on 2015 PQRS Reporting Measures Series: Measure-Applicability Validation (MAV) The
Read MoreCMS Finalizes 2016 Medicare Payment Rules for Physicians, Hospitals & Other Providers
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules this week detailing how the agency
Read MoreIt’s Open Enrollment Time: What To Know About Obamacare Costs
(Source – Kaiser Health News) KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey appeared on PBS NewsHour to talk about the impending open enrollment season
Read MoreReimbursement for End of Life Counseling to begin 1/1/2016
Dr. Patrick Conway, Medicare’s chief medical officer, announced recently that Medicare will begin reimbursing for “end-of-life” or “advance care planning”
Read MorePrimary Care Physicians Accepting Medicare: A Snapshot Oct 30, 2015
(By – Cristina Boccuti, Christa Fields, Giselle Casillas, and Liz Hamel – Kaiser Family Foundation) Policymakers, researchers, and the media have
Read MoreWhat are the recent and forecasted trends in prescription drug spending?
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Prescription drug growth rates have declined from 2000 to 2013, in part due to patent
Read MoreCMS Extends Deadline for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Informal Review Process
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/30/2015) CMS is extending the 2014 Informal Review period. Individual eligible professionals (EPs), Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)
Read MoreDischarge Planning Proposed Rule Focuses on Patient Preferences
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/29/2015) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to revise the discharge planning requirements
Read MoreICD-10 Transition Moves Forward
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/29/2014) On October 1, 2015 health systems across the country transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases,
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