Medicare & Medicaid
New survey shows health executives are ready for increased risk assumption through commercial payers and Medicare.
At question is whether a temporary cap on funds makes retroactive payments moot, even as insurers upheld their part of the bargain under the Affordable Care Act.
Not only were there no employment changes, but Medicaid coverage rates have been dropping due to confusion and lack of awareness.
The expedited process and drug access would allow clinicians to complete the process online under new e-prescribing standards.
Rule misleads patients about their out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, a factor the manufacturers say HHS already concedes.
Hospitals said cuts to 340B savings would force them to scale back certain programs, though the 340B program remains controversial.
The AMA is advocating for appropriate risk adjustment of performance results based on clinical and social determinants of health to avoid penalizing physicians.
Regulatory reform is estimated to save the healthcare system an estimated 40 million hours and $5.7 billion from 2019 through 2021.
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly organizations are also being allowed new flexibilities for care.
An additional 355,184 people would have been screened for colorectal cancer if non-expansion states had seen the same increases in screenings.