Medicare & Medicaid
The virtual psychiatry and counseling services are now available to about five million Medicare Advantage members.
The program is created through a Medicare waiver, which permits hospitals to provide acute care at home to Medicare patients.
The agency's end goal for Medicare Advantage is to match CMS' vision for its programs as a whole, with an emphasis on health equity.
The tests are expected to become available in early spring for those on original Medicare or in a Medicare Advantage plan.
Berg has served at DaVita Medical Group, Wellcare Health Plans and UnitedHealth Group, among other healthcare players.
Lawmakers want CMS to maintain the stability of the program, pointing to growing enrollment numbers during the pandemic.
CMS credited the American Rescue Plan with lowering average monthly premiums for HealthCare.gov consumers by 23%.
Some of the policies in the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters may limit innovation and competition, AHIP said.
AGS believes it's premature for CMS to issue a coverage determination for other antibodies in the pipeline that don't yet have FDA approval.
The agency is not, however, withdrawing the emergency temporary standard as a proposed rule, saying it will work on a permanent standard.