Policy and Legislation
Huge final rule already has healthcare pros celebrating or lamenting the release.
Program cements two payment tracks and "pick your pace" approach while setting aside money to support small practices.
Federal officials send letters to beneficiaries explaining that they can keep exchange plans but lose subsidies since they are eligible for Medicare.
Health Affairs authors stress the importance of looking beyond ideological divides, seizing opportunities to work with existing laws, draft new ones.
2014 legislation was successful in requiring hospitals to set up antibiotic stewardship programs to prevent overuse, but no tracking.
The new providers will initially get $5.5 million for recruitment and infrastructure, with potential for additional first-year funds, NIH says.
Pilot program will relieve physicians in specified alternative payment models from select tasks, CMS says.
Industry watchdog is calling on CMS to allow insurers even more flexibility and to expand the pilot program to all states.
Payer, pharma giant are collaborating in a value-based agreement for the type 2 diabetes medications Januvia and Janumet.
About 10 million Americans buy individual coverage on or off the marketplaces, get no federal subsidies to help lower cost, feds say.