Reimbursement
Democratic bill would extend ACA subsidies while GOP plan focuses on Health Savings Accounts.
CMS distributed $3.3B to providers experiencing revenue disruptions, including $2.2B to hospitals, report says.
Once the medical prior authorization is approved, the associated medications will be automatically approved.
Starting January 1, 340B hospitals will pay large sums upfront to buy drugs at the full wholesale acquisition price, lawsuit says.
Providers expected worse, as CMS originally proposed a 6.4% payment cut.
Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, talks about its new project, which enables seniors to stay in their homes amid care facility staffing shortages by deploying connected healthcare technology.
The brief, two-page notice filed the day before Thanksgiving gives no basis for the appeal.
Senate needs to vote to extend program past Jan. 30, 2026, deadline.
Site neutral policy changes will cut spending by $290 million in 2026, CMS says.
Dwindling access to prenatal care led to individuals showing up in the ER to deliver a baby, says Brandi Clark, vice president, digital care, OSF OnCall, at OSF HealthCare in Illinois.