Susan Morse
CMS is also seeking Blue Button 2.0 app developers, Verma says at second interoperability forum hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in Washington, D.C.
To get to value-based care and a reduction in healthcare costs, Harvard professor calls on HHS to reduce administrative burden by 50 percent over the next five years.
CMS is finalizing the elimination the 25 percent threshold that reduces reimbursement for long-term hospitals.
Investor Carl Icahn says he will vote against $54 billion PBM acquisition as being too high a price.
The merger would increase market concentration in the PBM space and put other insurers at a competitive disadvantage, Dave Jones says.
Hospices that fail to meet quality reporting requirements receive a 2 percent reduction to their payments.
Consumers who rely on short-term plans for an extended period could face high medical bills when their care isn't covered, AHIP says.
Some stakeholders say short-term plans will destabilize ACA market, but these plans are not expected to divert consumers already enrolled, HHS officials say
Under the Wisconsin Health Care Stability Plan, the state pays for 50 percent of the cost of claims between $50,000 and $250,000.
Hospital giving certain patients a nutrition consultation, two-day supply of fresh produce and a prescription for two refills.