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ACO and hospital executives say they want greater flexibility in models for Medicare, Medicaid and dual-eligible patients.
The physician payment programs are more workable for than preceding federal models, but some unrealistic expectations are emerging.
The Biosimilars Council has urged CMS to revisit their payment and coding policy and provide unique billing code and payment rate for these drugs.
CMS innovation center programs in limbo as officials say free market approach will encourage competition among healthcare providers.
Republicans polled generally oppose the approach, although the opposition has been dwindling.
Anthem filed to revise its individual health plan offerings for 2018 to include both on-and-off exchange individual plans in 68 cities and counties in Virginia.
Department of Health and Human Services has cut funding by as much as 75 to 92 percent, forcing programs to scale back or close.
The federal program covers medical care provided to people who are injured or became ill as a result of a natural disaster if medical care is no longer available in their local area.
Despite fewer mandates, pediatric hospitals are bullish on how pay-for-quality can improve the health of their patients and their operating margins.
Supply chain represents 30 percent of hospital operations, ranking second only to labor in cost.