Policy and Legislation
BPCI 2.0 is further evidence that CMS is continuing down the road road to value, triggering provider confidence and commercial payer interest, expert says.
Differences among midwestern states -- also including Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota -- shine a light for hospital executives and policymakers alike on what state policies can achieve in insurance markets.
States are facing a shortfall in the program that serves 9 million children if CHIP is not extended by the end of January.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the new policy released on Thursday is for working-age, non-pregnant beneficiaries.
Insurers see the payments as one of the stabilizing factors in offering individual coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The agency's Innovation Center said the new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model is the first advanced APM that would qualify under MACRA.
The former Eli Lilly CEO also told the Senate Finance Committee affordability and the opioid epidemic round out his top four priorities.
While the number of states contributing data was up from 18 to 49, challenges hindered CMS' ability to effectively manage the program.
The "Transparency in Health Care Prices Act," has good intentions but pricing transparency has mixed results thus far.
Officials aim to improve the number of processed claims by 300 percent this month and by 600 percent in April as part of mission to bolster VA system.