Medicare & Medicaid
UTC Laboratories was charged with billing Medicaid for unnecessary pharmacogenetic testing.
The data also shows encouraging employment opportunities for PAs, with most receiving multiple job offers.
There are 1,200 more MA plans than in 2018 and in 2020 a greater number rate 4 stars or more, CMS says.
A perfect storm of an aging demographic, lower premiums, high margins and CMS flexibility is behind MA success amid political Medicare for All.
Example of changes is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician that refers patients to its hospital.
The Oregon model may promote more efficient use of resources, driven by primary care and financial incentives for care coordination.
There was a decrease in utilization among CHECK-enrolled patients, but the reduction was similar in the control group.
Savings produced by capping the teaching health center graduate medical education rate would allow the THC program to expand tenfold, research shows.
Higher telehealth rates would open doors for companies such as Amazon and WalMart to expand their healthcare business.
The order outlines sweeping policy and regulatory proposals including modifying Medicare fee for service payments to reflect the prices paid in MA plans and the commercial market.