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Medicare & Medicaid

05:15 pm | April 05, 2019
Just 3 percent of plans were found to be narrow, with the share of broad networks increasing from 80.1 to 82.5 percent over four years, Health Affairs study shows.
By Susan Morse | 04:32 pm | April 02, 2019
Texas court battle will put Medicare for all on back burner in 2020 general election, veteran legislator and attorney says.
By Susan Morse | 06:49 pm | April 01, 2019
MA plans may offer non-health benefits such as transportation to grocery shopping for those with chronic conditions.
By Susan Morse | 05:15 pm | March 29, 2019
Energy and Commerce Chairman calls for OIG investigation into taxpayer spending for outside communications, including money spent to promote Verma's brand.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:43 pm | March 25, 2019
CMMI gave more than $622 million to 11 states as part of the Round 2 Model Test; New York implementing the most drastic changes.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:08 pm | March 25, 2019
The novel approach could cut down on adverse cardiovascular events for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, decreasing utilization.
By Mark Klimek | 01:40 pm | March 22, 2019
MedPAC's proposed 5 percent cut, coupled with a new payment model, comes at a time when home services are on the rise.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:35 pm | March 22, 2019
The star algorithm fails to fully capture the typical observation that higher surgical volume is associated with better quality outcomes.
By Susan Morse | 07:01 pm | March 21, 2019
CMS announces 715 acute care hospitals and 580 physician group practices remain in the bundled payments for care improvement advanced program, for a total of 1,295 Medicare providers.
By HIMSS TV | 10:00 am | March 21, 2019
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf sits down with a panel of luminaries in the field of healthcare to discuss empowering patients and the interoperability rule that gives people full access to their clinical records.