Medicare & Medicaid
Only about half of the physicians surveyed think it's an effective model for delivering cost-effective or high-quality care, survey says.
But America's Health Insurance Plans says it does not fully support the just-announced payment rate because it falls a little short.
Insurer says CMS violated the law's requirement that Medicare Advantage insurers be subject to the same actuarial standards as Medicare.
Insurers are already seeing success, experts say, and they won't be quick to give up those savings.
Office of Inspector General for the VA concluded overcharges had occurred going back to 2002, DOJ said.
California doctors have long decried California's Medi-Cal rates, which are lower than those of Medicaid programs in 45 other states, D.C.
New Mexico reported the highest number of births financed by Medicaid at 72 percent; New Hampshire was the lowest at 27 percent.
A top-performing practice could theoretically earn up to a 25 percent payment adjustment in the 2018 performance year, experts say.
Community Oncology Alliance wrote scathing letter to MedPAC saying the recommendations would further cut reimbursements, fuel practice acquisitions.
Noble U. Ezukanma was convicted on one count conspiracy and six counts healthcare fraud; each carries 10-year maximum prison sentence.