Trump administration considering mandatory payment models, Verma says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS Administrator Seema Verma said April 25 that the agency will consider
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Health Care Redesign
Improving care for dual eligible individuals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and states spend over $300 billion per year on the twelve million
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(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) When the Trump administration in June issued rules making it easier for small
Read MoreAmazon’s Alexa to offer voice skill for therapy
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Amazon Alexa will launch a skill this summer that can connect users
Read MoreU.S. health officials unveil experiment to overhaul primary care
(By Casey Ross for ST A T) F ederal health officials on Monday unveiled a new primary care experiment that
Read MoreHospitals Chafe Under A Medicare Rule That Reduces Payments To Far-Flung Clinics
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for NPR) Eric Lewis’ plans of expanding his community hospital’s reach have been derailed. As CEO
Read MoreMedicare Part D must evolve to help people fight cancer
(By Percival Barretto-Ko for ST A T) A new drug that cures, or at least delays, a deadly disease like
Read MoreWorkplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Workplace wellness programs have become an $8 billion industry in the U.S. But
Read MoreMore than half of internal medicine physicians use telehealth services, survey finds
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fifty-one percent of internal medicine specialists work in a practice that has
Read MoreSanders’ new ‘Medicare for All’ legislation: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., unveiled his new “Medicare for
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