Jeff Lagasse
Primary care physicians see an average pay increase of only 1.4%, while specialists experience an even smaller increase of 1%.
The partnership's first two centers will offer medical care, lifestyle counseling and care coordination.
CMS also proposes to update the outlier threshold so that estimated outlier payments remain at 2% of total payments.
This translates to an estimated increase of $695 million in payments from fiscal year 2025, CMS says.
Adjustments are estimated to total $196.5 million in 2026, CMS says.
CCA insures nearly 50,000 Massachusetts residents who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
House GOP members are demanding cuts of at least $1.5 billion in federal spending, but Senate Republicans are divided.
Northwell will become a 28-hospital system after integrating seven Nuvance hospitals in Connecticut and New York.
Declining physician payments and rising operational costs place emergency medicine at financial risk, RAND finds.
While the current climate is putting a "chill" on healthcare decision-making, hospital volumes and operating margins remain steady.