Medicare & Medicaid
About three-quarters of the new positions will be for primary care and mental health specialties, CMS says.
CMS concurs with OIG's recommendation and says it will determine whether additional guidance would help ensure more accurate ASP calculations.
"In lieu of services" allows health plans to pay for nonmedical services instead of standard Medicaid benefits.
The drug was estimated to cost Medicare $12B in one year, representing 36% of the 2018 Part B budget.
The proposed rule would restore the longstanding process for the handling of conscience complaints, HHS says.
The ACA is seen as an alternative for Medicaid coverage as states begin the redetermination process starting April 1.
States may begin processing Medicaid redeterminations on April 1, 2023, and have one year to complete them.
Transparent ownership data, the agency says, benefits the public by assisting patients in making better informed decisions about care.
<p>Abigail Katz and Leslie Iburg with United Language Group talk about the challenges that come with eventual expiration of the federal public health emergency and what is needed to reach beneficiaries.</p>
A health equity index would be added to the star ratings program.