Policy and Legislation
State wants hospitals in-network with Centene, UnitedHealthcare and WellCare but with no apparent savings.
The appeal of Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced is in it qualifying as an advanced APM but concerns remain over target pricing.
Of the 3,000 total children separated from their parents 100 are under the age of 5 and must be reunited by July 10, HHS Secretary Azar says.
She says redesign of the home health payment system would encourage value over volume.
The targeted billing codes were rarely used by hospitals, far less than expected based on national estimates.
But agency denies Massachusetts' request to choose drugs for its Medicaid formulary.
The findings suggest that work is needed to address racial and ethnic disparities that developed as medication-assisted treatment has expanded.
Azar went before Senate Finance Committee to talk drug costs, got grilled on immigration.
The bill, known as the Support for Patients and Communities Act passed the House by a decisive majority of 396 to 14.
Kidney transplantation is more cost-effective and associated with better health outcomes than dialysis, the authors said.