Policy and Legislation
The model is part of CMMI’s suite of direct contracting models and offers incentives to improve care across geographic regions.
There should be enough of the vaccine for every American who wants it, by spring, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
One request is for commercial plans to cover all approved COVID-19 therapies without prior authorization and to reimburse hospitals for costs.
Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.
That brings the total number of enrollees to 2.4 million, a 41% jump over last year but also with more days to sign up over 2019.
The American Telemedicine Association said the newly released final rules move the healthcare industry closer to a value-based care model.
The old federal regulations burdened providers with added administrative costs and fear of financial consequences, CMS says.
The letter warns that the new thresholds are too high and will force many clinicians to exit from APMs and revert back to fee-for-service.
803K sign up in week 2 of open enrollment
Many fear that a lack of cooperation between the two administrations could slow the rollout of vaccines and ultimately lead to more deaths.