Medicare & Medicaid
Marie Neba, 52, of Sugarland, Texas, will be sentenced early next year for conviction on charges including health care fraud.
The hospital has a model 2 bundled payment program for its congestive heart failure patients.
The CMS Medicare Star Rating system ranks the performance and quality of Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans.
4,465 providers participated in the insurer's provider quality rewards program for improved outcomes for Medicare members.
Providers worry they will shoulder more of the cost of care due to cuts in Medicare reimbursement, elimination of subsidies.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds Medicaid drug spending, manufacturer rebate to consumer website.
Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and consultant Paul Keckley both think Trump's desire to run the country as a businessman means programs that test new payment models will remain.
Media outlets have spent the past few days theorizing about the potential implications.
Bremberg currently advises Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and was an advisor for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during his presidential bid.
For 30 percent of beneficiaries, the monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $134 for 2017, a 10 percent increase from 2016.