Policy and Legislation

Part of the reason navigators are so valuable, the group says, is that health insurance coverage falls short for many Americans.

Twenty-four states have received approval for renewal of Section 1115 waivers, along with additional funding, to develop programs not normally allowed in Medicaid plans to address needs and deliver services, says Mike Relli, principal at Knight Consulting and a New Jersey HIMSS chapter member.  

Net savings to ACOs were $948.4 million (3.4%) compared to model benchmarks, according to CMS.

The expectation is for a new Congress to create policy around AI and cybersecurity, says Tom Leary of HIMSS.

Time is running out for Congress to pass legislation to avert the cuts, AMA says.

CMS is finalizing a new specific wage index that will be used to adjust payments for geographic differences in area wages.

MSSP earned shared savings payments totaling $3.1 billion, the highest since the program's inception.

Congress must enact permanent reform instead of making last-minute payment fixes each year, says MGMA.

Winners will be those who get and act on clinical data before patients get sick - and that’s a huge IT lift, says Dr. Don Rucker, former ONC head and current chief strategy officer of 1upHealth.

Ivor Jallah, 37, pleaded guilty earlier this year and has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.