Medicare & Medicaid
The public health emergency needs to be extended past its current mid-January deadline for millions to keep their Medicaid coverage.
OIG found gaps between the number of providers authorized to treat patients with medication and the number of those who need care.
Priority will be given to hospitals with training programs in areas demonstrating the greatest need for providers.
The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.
Over 700,000 more consumers have signed up for coverage this year than last year.
The uninsured rate dropped slightly as enrollment increases in Medicaid and the ACA offset losses in employer-sponsored coverage.
Clover Assistant synthesizes health data for clinical recommendations to physicians to drive earlier disease detection and intervention.
The AMA and others had urged Congress to act to avoid cuts of 9.7% from taking effect Jan. 1.
Additional costs to states could be offset by lower administrative burdens and potentially improve health of enrollees, findings show.
Medicare spending on physician services totaled $82.9 billion in 2020, down from $95 billion the year prior, data shows.