Policy and Legislation
The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage eligibility to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, but the law's fate is uncertain.
The FTC said it wants to permanently stop the shell business from offering bait-and-switch plans under known insurer logos.
Due to the opioid crisis, CMS is removing questions regarding pain communication from the hospital patient experience survey.
Wisconsin becomes the fourth state to require Medicaid beneficiaries to work, get job training or volunteer as a condition of receiving the benefit.
Their concerns may impact their vote, as the annual enrollment period overlaps with the midterm elections taking place on Tuesday.
Physicians are under increasing pressure to discuss costs with patients when they write prescriptions, yet relatively few do so.
The number of patients who died during the first year of dialysis decreased almost a full percentage point after Medicaid expansion.
One of the issues is that while costs are rising, consumers aren't prepared, as many are struggling with rising premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.
The International Pricing Index model would reset Medicare payments for physician-administered drugs.
ACOs in upside-only models need more than two years and the shared savings rate put forward by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, lawmakers and stakeholders say.