Policy and Legislation
AHIP focuses on the impact that a preliminary injunction or declaratory relief would have on patients, health insurance providers and states.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reverse a longstanding unpopular position on reimbursement for smartphone-connected continuous glucose monitors, CMS announced.
Practice of PBMs being financially rewarded by drug manufacturers for setting higher prices needs to end, he says.
Of the participating providers, 56.2 percent reported an increase in patients who were seeing a doctor or other healthcare provider for the first time in years.
Star ratings released in December 2017 will remain on Hospital Compare until the next update.
For the first time, CMS is holding a state fully at risk for the total cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries.
States can use the funds to design treatment options such as using virtual care and patient-facing apps.
This is the first time state comparisons can be made on quality health measures.
The Department of Justice normally defends laws in court, but will not in the case of a lawsuit brought by Texas and 19 other GOP-led states against the government.
Expansion benefits include care quality and a reduction in uncompensated care costs.