Policy and Legislation
The majority of people are unaware of the basic benefits that Healthcare.gov plans have to cover, as well as changes made to healthcare law in 2018.
CMS takes credit for introducing waivers and a reinsurance program for insurers to submit high-cost claims into a risk pool.
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.
Hospital margins of 10 percent and greater are the result of insurers paying too much, study says.
Medical spending, future lost work from permanent disability and quality of life losses all contributed to the substantial costs of such injuries.
A hearing on a requested injunction against the Trump Administration's rule ...
CMS will now post new performance information on their website, including quality-of-care deficiency findings, and will refine the process for gauging an AOs ability to assess compliance.
Each zone's initiative was tailored to the specific features of its communities, but the overall goals were to improve health outcomes and control costs.
The report raises questions of whether Medicare Advantage plans inappropriately deny claims to increase profits.
The Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act and the Know the Lowest Price Act are expected to get President Trump's signature.