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Physician 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),

In article posted on the Columbus Dispatch, reporter Jessica Wehrman provides an in-depth comparison of the two Democratic candidates’ positions on

In a letter addressed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a group of 280 physician organizations urged strengthening

In the most recent Republican presidential candidate debate, Fox News confronted candidate Trump on campaign pledges to save enormous sums

A physician who perpetrated a false diagnosis fraud involving Medicare Advantage patients may be sentenced to 10 years in prison. Check

(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that sign-ups in Affordable Care Act

(By – Scott Hensley, NPR News, via Kaiser Health News) Republican front-runner Donald Trump released a seven-point plan to change

(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) A new study throws cold water on the popular idea that consumers can

(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) When you head to the emergency room, you almost expect stress — the long

(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