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CMS has made it clear that it wants health systems to share the risk of cost and outcomes.
Affected supplies include consumables, pacemakers, computers and MRI machines.
Largest sum went to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.
CMS levies reimbursement penalties against hospitals that underperform on 30-day readmission rates, leaving for-profit hospitals at a disadvantage.
The antitrust concern over the Medicare prescription drug plans is holding up approval of the $69 billion deal.
PBMs have been dogged by controversy for years, and yet they've become a fixture -- which David Henka sees as a real problem.
It has funds for behavioral and mental health providers, for potential EHR incentives and for hospitals to better care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Households and businesses made up nearly half of the spending, meaning consumers are unable to spend in other sectors and businesses are crunched for resources.
An aging population and more educated consumers means transformational healthcare change is coming, says HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.
Payers and providers can track, in real time, the status of claims submissions and remittances.