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Mississippi will receive Section 1115 demonstration program extension under new policy.
The open enrollment period that ended Dec. 15 was more than a month shorter than last year's closing date.
The organizations will see their Medicare reimbursement rates dip by 1 percent in the coming year.
For 2019, CMS will blend 25 percent of encounter data into risk scores for MA payment.
The Republican Senator voted for tax reform on assurances that legislation to stabilize individual market would be included in end-of-year spending bill.
The data is used to judge physician performance and hospital performance, often driving managerial decisions such as compensation and employment.
Insurer follows move by Aetna and CVS to elbow into provider space, better manage population health and lower costs with its Kindred acquisition.
Tax reform bill eliminates Affordable Care Act mandate; opponents fear cuts to Medicaid, Medicare.
As support for single-payer healthcare climbs in the U.S. researchers question the pros and cons of both systems.
In a pilot program at the San Francisco Health Network affiliates, coordinating care with basic email lowered readmission rates by 58 percent.