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Senate Republicans' new draft of healthcare bill makes few changes
The revised draft includes an amendment that would allow insurers to sell plans that do not meet minimum ACA requirements so long as they offer at least one plan that does. The insurance industry has opposed this idea.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 13, 2017 -
Major barriers remain to value-based implementation, survey finds
Smaller organizations were least likely to report using value-based reimbursement initiatives in a recent EY Health survey.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 13, 2017 -
HHS reports 'largest healthcare fraud takedown in history'
This month more than 100 medical professionals were among those charged in false billing schemes involving more than $1.3 billion.
By Les Masterson • July 12, 2017 -
Anthem Blue Cross expands program that denies claims for unnecessary ED services
The American College of Emergency Physicians and its Missouri chapter said rejecting ED claims is a “clear violation of the national prudent layperson standard.”
By Les Masterson • July 12, 2017 -
Report: Cutting essential health benefits won't save much money
Republicans on Capitol Hill have raised the idea of cutting EHB requirements as they seek to replace the Affordable Care Act.
By Les Masterson • July 11, 2017 -
Medicaid beneficiaries report high satisfaction, access to care
The survey comes as the program faces a potential restructuring, including massive funding cuts and an end to expansion.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 11, 2017 -
Individual insurance market shows signs of stabilizing, report finds
A new Kaiser Family Foundation report found improved medical loss ratios and payer margins in the first quarter of 2017, but also rising premiums. CMS on Monday announced fewer payers have signed up for ACA exchanges for 2018.
By Les Masterson • July 10, 2017 -
Senate looking at Plan B if BCRA fails
Republican leadership is having a hard time deciding how it should proceed if the votes aren't there to pass their ACA replacement bill, which is increasingly the case.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 10, 2017 -
65% of healthcare partnerships lead to cost savings, study shows
More than half of respondents in a survey from the Partnership for Healthy Outcomes said their partnerships include care coordination support.
By Les Masterson • July 7, 2017 -
Report: BCRA would mean more than 900K healthcare jobs lost
New statistics released on Friday show 37,000 added healthcare jobs in June, up from 20,600 in May.
By Les Masterson • July 7, 2017 -
New FTC Bureau of Competition acting director has healthcare background
Markus H. Meier has led the Health Care division within the Bureau of Competition since 2006.
By Les Masterson • July 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Seeking greater flexibility, MACRA's MIPS could be more confusing for clinicians in 2018
“The point is to find a smart way to minimize the burden without undercutting the point of the whole effort,” says Numerof & Associates managing partner Michael Abrams of CMS’ 2018 Quality Payment Program proposed rule.
By Meg Bryant • July 6, 2017 -
UK watchdog: Google DeepMind, NHS out of step with patient privacy laws
DeepMind used patient records to test an app to monitor kidney disease.
By Meg Bryant • July 5, 2017 -
MedStar stumps to keep D.C. Medicaid contract
The D.C. Department of Health Care Finance didn't choose MedStar as one of three companies for its new five-year managed care Medicaid contracts.
By Les Masterson • July 5, 2017 -
CMS pulls Medicare Advantage data release
The agency said there were problems with the data's accuracy.
By Les Masterson • July 3, 2017 -
Centene will fill Missouri ACA exchange gaps
The payer will offer plans in 25 "bare counties" that would have no ACA exchanges options in 2018 after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it is dropping out of those areas.
By Les Masterson • July 3, 2017 -
Hospital outpatient payments lower in states with fixed fees, study finds
Workers' compensation payouts in Alabama for common outpatient surgeries were as much as 527% higher than Medicare rates.
By Meg Bryant • June 30, 2017 -
CBO: Senate healthcare bill will reduce Medicaid spending 35% by 2036
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 before the July 4th recess after failing to garner enough Republican support for the bill.
By Les Masterson • June 30, 2017 -
Survey: Few clinicians prepared for Quality Payment Program
The American Medical Association found just 8% of physicians said they were “deeply knowledgeable” about QPP.
By Meg Bryant • June 29, 2017 -
No vote on Senate healthcare bill before July 4 holiday
After the CBO analysis of the bill was released Monday, it became clear that not enough Republican senators were satisfied with the bill and there wouldn't be enough time to change their minds.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 28, 2017 -
CBO reports show private insurers pay physicians, hospitals far more than Medicare
The agency found the average commercial payment rate for a hospital admission was $21,400 in 2013, compared to $11,400 for a Medicare FFS patient.
By Les Masterson • June 27, 2017 -
Insurance improves health outcomes, report shows
The authors found health insurance leads to greater access to preventive services, chronic illness treatment, medications and surgery.
By Les Masterson • June 27, 2017 -
CBO: Senate bill would mean 15M lose coverage next year
CBO concluded that if the bill passes, “few low income people would purchase any plan,” because of an actuarial benchmark change.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 26, 2017 -
Deep Dive
9 major takeaways from the 2018 MACRA proposed rule
In addition to allowing for more physician exemptions from the program next year, CMS is proposing to let physicians continue to use 2014 certified EHR technology for MIPS scoring.
By Jeff Byers • June 26, 2017 -
Deep Dive
5 highlights from the Senate's ACA replacement bill
The 142-page bill has many of the same provisions as the House version passed last month, but it comes with some key differences as well.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 23, 2017
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