Medicare & Medicaid

The resolution is unlikely to pass the House, and Biden would veto the bill if passed, the White House says.

The Cigna subsidiary will join the model despite CMS saying it would end the model and replace it with a new one at the end of the year.

Physician and digital teams, as well as others, have until March 31 to apply for a MIPS EUC waiver, and can have the information reweighed.

Nationally, the nursing home staff vaccination rate is about 84%; 23 states report staff vaccination rates higher than the national average.

Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model will become the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) model.

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This is far less than the $25 billion distribution requested by the American Hospital Association.

With a rate announcement expected soon, MedPAC cautions that MA may worsen Medicare's sustainability.

The popularity of MA has exploded, but AHIP officials want to protect MA before the end of the pandemic signals a shift in flexibilities.

The program touts evidence of higher-quality outcomes at lower costs for patients compared to traditional acute care.