It’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
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Reimbursement 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,
Read MoreCMS Updates to Policies and Payment Rates for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities for CY 2016 and Changes to the ESRD Quality Incentive Program
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/29/2015) Finalized Payment System OVERVIEW: On October 29, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Read MoreCMS announces payment changes for Medicare home health agencies for 2016
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/29/2015) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced changes to the Medicare home health
Read MoreSurvey: Low-Income Elderly Reject Calif. Managed Care Experiment For Fear Of Change
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A large share of low-income elderly Californians have opted out of a statewide
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