Medicare & Medicaid

The guidance is meant to assist states in leveraging federal resources to enhance equity in Medicaid beneficiaries' access to HCBS services.

Included is post-discharge meal delivery, transportation and up to six hours of in-home personal care.

Walmart’s acquisition of MeMD is an investment in omnichannel access to care that directly competes with traditional providers.

Since April 1, premiums have been reduced by over 40% for nearly 2 million current HealthCare.gov enrollees.

Effective Thursday, the national average payment rate increased from $310 to $450 for most healthcare settings.

While hospitals must still disclose their negotiated rates with payers, they no longer have to submit cost reports to CMS based on those rates.

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association are among the 11 organizations signing the letter.

This is to cover administration fees for the gap in costs not paid by insurers.

The rule finalizes a maximum annual limitation on cost-sharing that is $400 below what CMS proposed in November 2020.

The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.