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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has recalculated results for the calendar year 2013 Medicare spending per beneficiary measure after identifying an issue with data used in the calculation. Hospitals can review and correct their revised hospital-specific reports through Nov. 30, but…
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a Nov. 20 stakeholders meeting on pharmaceutical innovation, access and affordability.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday approved Montana’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage in January to adults aged 19 to 64 with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level. Under the five-year demonstration, authorized by the legislature in April, some…
A new monograph from the AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance reviews the role of health system boards in recruiting and retaining physicians, evaluating physician compensation and performance, and planning for the retirement, transition and succession of clinical leadership.
The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care has again installed digital and large-scale print ads at Reagan National Airport aimed at members of Congress and staff who travel frequently through the airport located just outside of Washington, D.C. The ads remind Congress to protect the…
The president Nov. 2 signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act, P.L. 114-74, passed by Congress last week to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Site-neutral payments for new provider-based hospital outpatient departments are…
The AHA today voiced support for an Internal Revenue Service supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, which clarifies that applicable large employers must provide substantial coverage for inpatient hospitalization and physician services to meet the minimum value standard for health benefits…
A policy statement issued Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General assures hospitals that they will not be subject to administrative sanctions for discounting or waiving amounts Medicare beneficiaries may owe for self-administered drugs received in…
Eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System who believe they were incorrectly assessed a negative payment adjustment for 2016 may ask CMS to review their adjustment determination through Nov. 23 by submitting an informal review request through…
The Department of Health and Human Services Friday released an analysis of consumer choice and premiums in the 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace, which focuses on states that use the HealthCare.gov platform. According to HHS, 86% of current Marketplace enrollees can find a lower premium plan…