Described as an effort to drive competition and affordability within state health insurance markets.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma believes that the new rule will create a stable ACA health plan market that lowers premiums for consumers and provides a greater variety of health insurance options.
In a press release, Verma...National News
Currently 8 percent of dialysis in done in-home. CVS wants to change that.
HealthLeaders Media quotes Jack Curran, a senior analyst with IBISWorld.
The dialysis market right now is very concentrated. If any company is going to be able to move into this industry and succeed it is going to have to be a large company with a lot of...National News
Ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft may see big gains.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized polices for Medicare health and drug plans for 2019 that will save Medicare beneficiaries money on prescription drugs while offering additional plan choices.
In the press release, CMS Administrator Seema Verma...National News
Providers warn that ACOs that are not ready to assume the downside risk will drop out of the program if CMS does not extend the agreement period.
Provider associations are calling for an extension of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Track 1 because some accountable care organizations are not ready for downside risk.
The...National News
The 365 page rule released Friday is Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019.
A stated goal is increasing states’ power to administer the Affordable Care Act. A focus on increased flexibility for states has been touted as the Trump administration’s approach to healthcare policy.
Significantly, states will be allowed...National News
Most of the cuts were called for in the Affordable Care Act, which mandated the reduction to address Medicare overpayments for home health services dating back to 2000.
The rule exposed Tuesday called for a 0.4 percent reduction for providers in 2018. In a major change, CMS is proposing to reimburse for home healthcare in 30-day...
