Medicare & Medicaid
Ambulance care teams will have greater flexibility to address the emergency needs of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries following a 911 call.
In total, 245 individual insurance carriers took part in federal and state exchanges during the 2019-2020 plan year, offering consumers more choice.
The proposed rule promotes changes such as incorporating outpatient hip and knee replacements into the episode of care definition.
Decreasing the percentage of primary care delivered out-of-network across all ACOs by 0.1% could save Medicare $45 million a year.
Authors call for allowing Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, which is currently prohibited by law.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is more than 60,000, with the 15th known person infected in the United States.
As death toll rises to more than 600 worldwide, agency reinforces infection control responsibilities and guidelines for testing.
Plan satisfaction will now have a greater effect on MA star ratings, as the Advance Notice proposes to double the value member satisfaction.
The president promised to protect Medicaid, yet his Administration's proposal to change the funding mechanism would cap funds, physician says.
President Trump touts administration's victories as Democratic rivals are in New Hampshire ahead of February 11 primary.