Medicare & Medicaid
A total of 30 rural hospitals are taking part in the budget neutral program that pays higher Medicare rates.
New proposed rule offers insurers more plan flexibility and eases regulations.
Canadians throw shade at the American hodgepodge of plans they hold in high esteem in the ACA's federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation initiative.
Massachusetts wants the power to negotiate discounts for the drugs it purchases and to exclude drugs with limited treatment value.
Proposed rule would update star rating methodology, save Medicare close to $200 million over 5 years.
More than three-fourths, 77 percent, of Medicare Advantage enrollees remaining in their current plan will have the same or lower premium for 2018, CMS says.
Bill would negate a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule cutting $1.6 billion for drugs purchased by certain hospitals covered under the 340B program.
Suggestions include allowing enrollees to buy drugs at the pharmacy they prefer.
Improper payments decreased $5 billion from a total $36.2 billion due mostly to documentation errors.
The value-based models resulted in 6 percent fewer hospital inpatient admissions and 7 percent fewer emergency department visits.