Reimbursement
Expect CMS to release more voluntary bundled programs by the end of the year that focus on outpatient payments to physicians, expert says.
However, new research shows e-visits trigger an increase in office visits and phone consults, reduce the number of new patients and offer no noticeable improvement in patient health.
Number of people uninsured would be slightly higher in 2018 but slightly lower starting in 2020, report also says.
The Medicaid waiver is credit positive for Florida's not-for-profit and public hospitals because it helps them defray uncompensated care costs, Moody's says.
Survey was sent to 70,000 physicians via email in early August, and 1,033 physicians responded.
Nationwide, about one percent of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in 2016 received advance-care planning talks, according to health policy analysts.
The Department of Justice said the elaborate fraud scheme "takes brazen to a whole new level."
Rising costs for 313 brand-name drugs lifted Medicaid's spending by as much as $3.2 billion in 2016.
Claims processing solution helps payers speed up dental reimbursement.
Survey evaluated responses from 750 group practices, with largest representation from independent practices, groups of 6 to 20 physicians.