Medicare & Medicaid
Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says.
Since February 15, 1.5 million Americans have signed up on HealthCare.gov, with 600,000 more enrolling through state-based marketplaces.
Medicaid will see increased costs through beneficiaries' direct payment of the drug, plus potentially higher Medicare premium payments.
Proposed rule asks for feedback on data collection on LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, rural populations and more.
CMS is moving forward with the next evolution of the Quality Payment Program by proposing its first seven MIPS Value Pathways.
The analysis will target aducanumab, recently approved by the FDA, as well as any future monoclonal antibodies that treat Alzheimer's.
Pharmaceutical companies raised compensation for their top executives while steadily increasing drug prices, the committee found.
Public and private providers are keen on expanding their home health programs after seeing how well it worked during the pandemic.
The partnership is intended to ensure needs are being met and that community services are being accessed.
Seshamani served as vice president of clinical care transformation at MedStar Health, designing population health and value-based care initiatives.