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CMS on Dec. 20 finalized a new payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services. This Advisory highlights the critical changes CMS made to the programs from the proposed rule.
CMS yesterday issued its advance notice of proposed changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates and payment polices for calendar year (CY) 2018. The notice includes the preliminary estimates of the national per capita MA growth percentage and Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) growth percentage…
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Update on Key Issues in the Behavioral Health Care Field: February 2017
Congressional leaders and President Trumps administration have made repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) one of their top legislative priorities, with a goal of having a bill on the President-elects desk as soon as possible.
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Presentation slides: The Value of Patient/Peer Advisory Groups: Improving Behavioral Health Services
The Value of Patient/Peer Advisory Groups: Improving Behavioral Health Services at Northern Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Held January 18, 2017
Please join a small group of your executive colleagues for a conference call and discussion. Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., Regional Director of Inpatient…
The HHS Jan. 13 issued a final rule that makes changes to the procedures for Administrative Law Judge appeals of payment and coverage determinations for items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, in addition to other Medicare appeals.