Medicare & Medicaid
CMS said the initiative is part of a broader effort to improve care and spend money more wisely by making use of available data.
Theft of a CHCS mobile device compromised the protected health information of hundreds of nursing home residents, according to the federal agency.
Risk adjustment transfers funds from issuers with low risk to plans with high actuarial risk.
Highest paid physician types for 2015 were nuclear medicine, neurological surgery; orthopedic surgery; radiology; and nueromusculorskeletal medicine.
Latest effort still falls short of what's needed, says American Hospital Association.
Multi-payer model includes commercial insurers and Medicare fee-for-service.
Among those steps is the creation of a transitional reporting period for the first year, beginning July 1.
The new rates, initiated on January 1, are being fully implemented on July 1, CMS said.
More than 60 of the defendants arrested are charged with fraud related to the Medicare prescription drug benefit program known as Part D.
However, Medicare Trustees said the 2028 date is 11 years longer than they projected in 2009 before the passage of the Affordable Care Act.