Reimbursement
CMS will now pay for certain neurostimulator analysis and programming services and cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services.
Some 77% of Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage will be in plans with 4 or more stars.
The surging costs of tackling the pandemic are straining public hospital budgets, increasing the need for county support.
Since the government is going to pay for the cost of the vaccine, CMS wants to ensure that insurers will not make cost a barrier, Seema Verma says.
The announcement points to the company's financial recovery from the pandemic.
Rural facilities tend to pay physicians more due to the difficulty in recruiting new talent to rural communities.
Eligible providers will get payment of 2% of annual revenue from patient care plus an add-on payment.
President Trump says he will not participate in the next presidential debate on Thursday, October 15, if it's virtual, as planned.
AHA objects to what it calls a "heavy handed approach" of a threat of nonparticipation in Medicare and Medicaid.
Patient satisfaction was high even before the pandemic, and anesthesiologists say 50% of visits could be virtual.