CMS’ 2018 IPPS proposed rule: 9 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released its 2018 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule on Friday, which increases
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Improving Reimbursement for Blood and Marrow Transplants
On January 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enacted a significant policy change improving access to blood
Read MoreHealthy Indiana Plan 2.0: A National Model for Medicaid Reform
Two years later, Indiana’s Medicaid expansion plan, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0, emerges as a national model for state-led Medicaid reforms.
Read MoreTax Day Is Zero Hour For Health Insurance, Too
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Your federal income taxes are due April 18 and, likely for several million
Read MoreYou Still Can Change Your Medicare Advantage Plan
You can still change your Medicare Advantage plan after open enrollment but only under special circumstances. In the linked article,
Read MoreCMS releases quality data showing racial, ethnic and gender differences in Medicare Advantage health care during National Minority Health Month
(Source: www.cms.gov) Announcement – April 13, 2017 In recognition of National Minority Health Month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Read MoreIn Remote Idaho, A Tiny Facility Lights The Way For Stressed Rural Hospitals
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) ARCO, Idaho — Just before dusk on an evening in early March, Mimi
Read MoreCan We Tax Away The Opioid Crisis?
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) California lawmakers this month will consider legislation that would impose a tax on
Read MoreRepeal, Replace … Revise: Your Guide To How A Trump Proposal Might Change ACA Insurance
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Repeal and replace is on-again, off-again, but that doesn’t mean the rules affecting
Read MoreA rash of overdoses in West Virginia made national news. This is the story of the man who caused it
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) AKRON, Ohio — Last May, a low-level drug dealer named Bruce Griggs was released from
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