Medicare & Medicaid
These improvements are likely driven by the continued opioid crisis and the concurrent growth in demand for affordable SUD treatment.
NAACOS, AHIP and AMA have recommendations for interoperability around value-based care.
The funds will help address the issue of qualified applicants being turned away from academic training due to lack of faculty.
Just 44% of MA beneficiaries said they fully understand their plan, while 50% say they "somewhat" understand it.
UnitedHealthcare will receive the largest total payments of $3.9B and Kaiser Permanente the highest payment per enrollee of $523.
Long-term care hospitals cannot afford to absorb losses in outlier threshold calculation, says AHA.
Also, lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers were all more likely to be diagnosed in the first year of Medicare coverage.
Physicians who certify patient eligibility for hospice services must be enrolled in Medicare or have validly opted out.
CMS estimates the rule would result in a net increase of 4%, or about $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments.
CMS also releases the 2024 Part D national average monthly bid amount to help Plan D sponsors finalize their premiums.