Policy and Legislation
Any such requirement would raise significant legal issues, including First Amendment concerns, PhRMA says.
Mayhew will oversee the federal program as waivers for work requirements reduce the number of beneficiaries.
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.