Medicare & Medicaid
A civil monetary penalty will be automatically imposed on hospitals that fail to submit a Corrective Action Plan at the end of the 45-day deadline.
WellCare will return to its roots serving lower income, diverse and complex seniors, which is the fastest-growing subsegment of MA, CEO says.
Rising expenses for labor, supplies and drugs, continued workforce shortages, and longer hospital stays have increased financial pressures, AHA says.
Big Pharma spends millions attempting to deflect blame, limit competition, and undermine patients' bargaining power, AHIP says.
Sharing patient information electronically from a hospital to post-acute care is not widespread, providers told CMS.
"We've been working very hard to understand how can healthcare come back," says Jonathan Blum of CMS.
Beginning in 2024, federal and state marketplaces will have the option to implement a new SEP period for people losing Medicaid or CHIP coverage.
The proposed rule amends the definition of "lawful presence," for purposes of Medicaid and ACA coverage, to include DACA recipients.
Inbound Health founding COO Julia Crist discusses home health, acute care at home and the end of the PHE.
The proposed rule would recognize homelessness as an indicator of increased acute resources, which may result in higher hospital payment.