Medicare
AHA comments to CMS regarding the physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2016.
Model comment letter to CMS on Proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations qualified for more than $422 million in shared savings in 2014 by meeting quality standards and their savings threshold, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday. Eleven Pioneer ACOs earned $82 million in shared savings and…
There is little or no competition in Medicare Advantage markets in 97% of U.S. counties, according to a study released today by the Commonwealth Fund. Among 2,933 counties with at least 10 MA plan enrollees in 2012, only one county qualified as a competitive market and 80 as moderately…
CMS on July 1 published the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2016. This advisory provides a detailed summary of the proposed rule prepared for the AHA by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc.