Policy and Legislation

President would reduce the Medicare budget by $400 billion over the next 10 years.

Lack of awareness of new coverage options and financial assistance appear to be a major barrier.

At a time when Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates continue to shrink, reducing or eliminating 340B could cripple safety net providers across the U.S.

The fundamental transformation is to refocus provision of care from "reactive" to "proactive."

State will pay for its share of the expansion costs beginning in 2017 with hospital fees and a cigarette tax.

Early adoption helps Massachusetts provider stay ahead as government mandates broader departure from fee-for-service.

HHS said it wants 30 percent of payments for traditional Medicare benefits tied to alternative payment models such as ACOs or bundled pay arrangements by the end of 2016.

Although we've heard "no more delays" from CMS before about the deadline for ICD-10 conversion only to see it postponed again, healthcare decision-makers should treat Oct. 1, 2015, as a set-in-stone launch date, industry analysts say.

Mayo Clinic picked Epic for revenue cycle, President Obama floated predictive medicine at the State of the Union, Arkansas planned to extend its private option and the Sustainable Growth rate saw its day on The Hill.

Senate Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal the provision of the Affordable Care Act that mandates individuals to get health insurance or pay a penalty.