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CMS Homelessness

Eileen Cook April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 CMS, Homelessness

CMS recognizes homelessness as indicator of resource utilization in proposed rule

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule

CMS Health Care - General

Eileen Cook April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 CMS, Doctor Shortages, Rural Health

Doctor Shortages Distress Rural America, Where Few Residency Programs Exist

(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) ELKO, Nev. — Anger, devastation, and concern for her patients washed over

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 10, 2023 All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Star Ratings

2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F)

(Source - www.cms.gov) On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that

CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage enrollment

Medicare Advantage enrollment continued to climb in 2022

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollment continued to accelerate in 2022, an updated analysis from

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

CMS to phase in Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes, bumping payments by 3%

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will move ahead with Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes payers and

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Price Transparency

Eileen Cook March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Price Transparency, Price Transparency

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News ) For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benchmark

Reducing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments will slightly reduce benefits, study finds

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Reduced Medicare Advantage benchmark payments would likely have a small effect on

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 CMS, HHS, Lobbying, Medicare Advantage, Rate Changes

Payers spending ‘buckets of money’ lobbying against Medicare Advantage rate changes

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The insurance industry is mounting its largest lobbying fight in years against

CMS Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Eileen Cook March 22, 2023March 21, 2023 medicare, Medicare Fraud, Medicare trust fund

Will cutting fraud save Medicare?

In 2022, the total amount spent on Medicare was $982 billion, and Medicaid spending was $864 billion. The federal government

CMS Health Care Redesign HHS Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 CMS, HHS, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026

(Source - www.cms.gov) For the first time in history, Medicare will have the ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices