Reimbursement

This week's top stories include the new direct contracting reimbursement model proving popular among payers and providers, YouTube battling medical disinformation, and a new study that found gamification boosts healthy behaviors.

The bill would extend the 5% Advanced APM incentive payments for an additional six years.

​​​​​​​The suit alleged that Mednax racked up more than $50 million in improper payments as a result of unnecessary neonatal testing.

New JAMA study shows higher levels of medical debt in non-Medicaid expansion states.

Capitation sets direct contracting apart from other models. While there are wrinkles to be ironed out, payers and providers are onboard.

CMS will release traditional and digital advertisements and educational materials directed to those with high uninsured rates.

Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says.

Proposed rule asks for feedback on data collection on LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, rural populations and more.

CMS is moving forward with the next evolution of the Quality Payment Program by proposing its first seven MIPS Value Pathways. 

This week's top stories include medical and social services organizations advocating for the passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 and Fitbit filing a patent for a smart ring.