New Medicare guidance on rehab claims denials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services has issued new guidance to start March 23 rd , to clarify instructions
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Study found no evidence that senior wellness programs decrease healthcare spending
As required by the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid conducted an independent evaluation of wellness programs
Read MoreCMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced payment model
UnitedHealth Group announced in a press release that they will help support a new Medicare bundled payment program by offering
Read MoreEvaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) With federal spending on Medicaid experiments soaring in recent years, a congressional watchdog
Read More3 things states should know about the future of value-based payment models under Trump
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Many states put value-based payment models on hold after the election of
Read MoreMore skin in the game is working to hold down overall U.S. health care spending
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) team of actuaries and economists say, the effort to make
Read MoreMissouri court bans CMS from using Medicaid DSH rule, FAQs to calculate payments: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A Missouri judge banned CMS from enforcing a final rule and two
Read MoreUnitedHealth Group being sued by U.S. Justice Department
U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald in Los Angeles ruled the U.S. Justice Department can move forward with a lawsuit claiming
Read MoreCMS is trimming regulations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced starting March 5 th , physicians won’t have to create their own
Read MoreLow-income Medicare patients are less likely to get their annual wellness vist
A new Health Affairs study finds Medicare’s annual wellness visits are less likely to occur at physician practices with low-income,
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