Medicare & Medicaid
Hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi were already overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients before Ida hit.
The office will work with hospitals and health systems to reduce carbon emissions, officials say.
ACOs also hit an average quality score of 97.8%, and 60 ACOs earned a perfect score of 100.
The Blue Cross NC clinics will tap into Cityblock's focus on a holistic approach to addressing physical and behavioral health.
A federal appeals court rejected the group's latest attempt to get higher reimbursements for the outlier payments they received from 2008 to 2011.
The resolution unlocks the reconciliation process, by which Congress can expand Medicaid to an estimated four million more people.
The policy is meant to ensure that at-risk patients in smaller settings have the same opportunities as others to receive the vaccination.
In 2019, Medicare spent $321 more per person for MA enrollees than it would have spent for traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
Coverage options under the Affordable Care Act helped keep the national uninsurance rate stable despite job losses, according to the Urban Institute.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure concurs with the recommendation and says CMS will further review capital payment methodology.