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The health plans contend they lost their ability to improve their star ratings due to the CMS interim final rule.
The bill would give incentive for medical school graduates to go into primary and family care rather than a more lucrative specialty.
Insurers should be mandated to continue to waive inpatient out-of-pocket costs, report says.
There was no direct link between low-value care exposure and favorable patient ratings.
The signs of progress are encouraging, but the metrics are still down slightly when compared to last month.
Using a technology platform for both providers and payers, Cedar says it is tackling a fragmented billing system.
Cigna says it expects demand for virtual care, especially for behavioral health services, to remain high post-pandemic.
Since April 1, premiums have been reduced by over 40% for nearly 2 million current HealthCare.gov enrollees.
While hospitals must still disclose their negotiated rates with payers, they no longer have to submit cost reports to CMS based on those rates.
This is to cover administration fees for the gap in costs not paid by insurers.