Medicare & Medicaid

Multi-payer model includes commercial insurers and Medicare fee-for-service.

Among those steps is the creation of a transitional reporting period for the first year, ‪beginning July 1.

The new rates, initiated on January 1, are being fully implemented on July 1, CMS said.

More than 60 of the defendants arrested are charged with fraud related to the Medicare prescription drug benefit program known as Part D.

However, Medicare Trustees said the 2028 date is 11 years longer than they projected in 2009 before the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Six years after promising a plan to "repeal and replace" the federal health law, House Republicans are finally ready to deliver.

The United States is on track to spend $2.6 trillion less on healthcare between 2014 and 2019 compared to initial projections made right after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Money will help provide hands-on training tailored to small practices, especially those that practice in historically under-resourced areas.

Improper payment rates are based on the review of fee-for-service, managed care, and and the eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP.

Despite the ongoing shift from fee-for-service to a value-based care model, a significant number providers are resistant to implementing alternative payment methods even though revenue cycle management continues to be a critical aspect of a provider's health, says a new Peer60 report.