Susan Morse
AHA: "The number of individuals who will lose health coverage - cannot be simply dismissed as waste, fraud, and abuse."
CMS is proposing 6.4% decrease in home health payments for 2026, representing a $50M headwind, says financial analyst.
The policy would have prevented PBMs from having their compensation linked to the list price of medications.
Fund will fall short of addressing other bill provisions such as provider tax cuts, says National Rural Health Association.
The model will leverage AI and machine learning for prior authorization of services vulnerable to fraud or inappropriate use, CMS says.
Half of U.S. counties lost HHAs from 2020 to 2024, says National Alliance for Care at Home.
A telehealth provision in bill makes permanent first-dollar coverage for High-Deductible Health Plan-Health Savings Accounts, says ATA.
Former Optum Health CEO Amar Desai has reportedly been named vice chairman of the unit.
A 2% to 3% increase can result in $500,000 in additional revenue during the year, AdvancedMD says.
The ad does not mention Medicaid, but asks Congress to consider legislation "that could have far-ranging negative consequences. ..."