CMS to boost payments to Medicare Advantage plans on average 3.4 percent next year
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced it will increase payments to privately run health plans, known as
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Medicare puts off decision on lowering drug prices patients pay at the pharmacy
(By Ike Swetlitz for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services laid out a bevy
Read MoreThe government wants to free your health data. Will that unleash innovation?
(By Casey Ross for ST A T) In health care, breakthrough cures are no longer just hidden in the innumerable
Read MoreMaryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million
According to a new report, Maryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million in hospital payments and $461 million in
Read MoreCongress not waiting for CMS to reform Medicare Skilled Nursing reimbursement
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) called for cuts to Medicare’s skilled nursing reimbursement, but lawmakers in Congress appeared ready
Read MoreQuestions about new Medicare cards answered
Concerns about the potential for fraud and identity theft led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to come
Read MoreCMS closes the door on noncompliant health plans but opens it for short-term products
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denied Idaho’s effort to let insurers sell health plans that don’t comply with
Read MoreBlue Button 2.0
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow Medicare beneficiaries to download and share their health data across a
Read More72% of medical groups oppose mandatory Medicare alternative payment models
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of physicians in medical group practices oppose mandatory
Read MoreProposed federal limits to opioid prescriptions draw opposition from physicians and patients
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — In the final hours of public input on a controversial new
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