Medicare & Medicaid
Mississippi will receive Section 1115 demonstration program extension under new policy.
The organizations will see their Medicare reimbursement rates dip by 1 percent in the coming year.
For 2019, CMS will blend 25 percent of encounter data into risk scores for MA payment.
Some ACOs say integrated systems and EHRs are necessary, while others put emphasis on physician participation.
Dallas-based EmCare, Pennsylvania-based Physicians' Alliance Ltd named in whistleblower lawsuits over illegal referrals to HMA hospitals, DOJ said.
Labs that were paid millions are now deeply in debt to Medicare with few assets on hand.
Eligible clinicians can report quality information for only one patient using just one measure but they have to do it in 2017.
The department shared details about the initiative but redacted names of key participants.
Defendants used the stolen funds to buy lavish multi-million dollar homes, expensive handbags and luxury travel.
Week five saw exactly 823,180 choosing plans, including 271,207 new consumers, CMS data shows.