Medicare & Medicaid
The new research indicates that 65 percent of patients saw a physician who had received an industry payment over the previous 12 months.
Three months into 2017 performance year, clinicians still in the dark about compliance, MGMA says.
CMS will work with states in their initiatives to design their own programs, they said.
Alaska has applied for a Section 1332 waiver to implement a high-risk pool/state-operated reinsurance program.
The former consultant largely skirted questions during her confirmation hearing about her opinions on Medicaid and Medicare reform.
In the rush to legislate, some facts surrounding the bill have gotten, if not lost, a little buried.
Seniors often found out only when they got surprise bills for the services Medicare doesn't cover for observation patients.
Among the biggest concerns for insurers is stabilizing the individual market and ACA marketplace as health insurance transitions under a new Republican plan.
CMS' initiative was launched in late 2012 in response to the cost of avoidable hospitalizations to Medicare and Medicare.
While insurers will be able to price products more aggressively for seniors, they can expect volatility in the individual market from lack of mandates.