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CMS' final 2017 Medicare Advantage rates lower than expected
The updates are designed to improve payment accuracy for plans that serve dually eligible or low-income beneficiaries.
By Ana Mulero • April 4, 2016 -
New DOJ nursing home task forces seek justice against substandard care
The 10 regional task forces will serve to go after nursing homes providing "grossly substandard care."
By Heather Caspi • April 4, 2016 -
Trendline
Labor
Hospitals are navigating persistent labor shortages with the need to cut costs — a source of contention that could leave patients caught in the middle.
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Deep DiveACC16: Cardiology, it's time to embrace population health
The ACC president and the first lady gave a call to arms for cardiologists to contribute to population health efforts.
By Jeff Byers • April 2, 2016 -
Should providers worry that FBI unlocked a terrorist's iPhone?
Criminals and others bent on disrupting health systems may be emboldened by the FBI’s success in unlocking an iPhone.
By Meg Bryant • April 1, 2016 -
Drug data in ACA risk pools: A wonky topic insurers, pharma & gov can agree on
Following the release of CMS white paper, insurers and pharma show support for using drug data to compare whether various patients pools' risk assessment.
By Meg Bryant • April 1, 2016 -
Anthem/Cigna merger takes heat during hearing by California insurance commissioner
Dave Jones, the commissioner of California's Department of Insurance, has to approve or reject the pending deal.
By Nina Flanagan • March 30, 2016 -
FDA
FDA changes label requirements for abortion-inducing drug, potentially expanding its usage
The change puts the label in line with the drug's typical usage in many states, but also could cancel the effects of some state laws making it more difficult to prescribe.
By Randy Lilleston • March 30, 2016 -
CMS to pilot new payment model for skilled nursing facilities
The agency wants to see if the new payment model helps reduce avoidable hospitalizations at long-term nursing facilities.
By Meg Bryant • March 25, 2016 -
Bill seeks to delay CJR bundled payment model launch until 2018
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons praised the legislation, saying it will ensure providers can prepare for the complex CJR payment model.
By Meg Bryant • March 25, 2016 -
UPMC, Jameson Health merger moves forward
Although Pennsylvania's attorney general voiced concerns in 2014 about the merger, UPMC now has the go-ahead -- with some restrictions.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
HHS announces 21-member cybersecurity task force
The new task force will analyze how industries are storing data and keeping connected medical devices secure.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
AHIMA wants to overturn federal ban on unique patient identifiers
The association's petition needs 100,000 signatures by April 19 to be considered by the Obama Administration.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
Successful unlocking of iPhone may change course of Apple v. FBI
A third-party method could unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters and eliminate assistance from Apple.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Telemedicine and alternative payment models: An apt fit
Will new federal regulations help make APMs and telemedicine go together like peas and carrots?
By Meg Bryant • March 24, 2016 -
CMS just got more time to justify the two-midnight payment cut
CMS maintains the 0.2% inpatient payment reduction is needed to counter an expected increase in inpatient cases under the two-midnight policy.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill resigning at the end of March
During Brill’s six-year tenure, the FTC has stepped up its oversight of health data security protections.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
FDA proposes its second medical device ban. Its target: Powdered surgical gloves
The proposed ban comes 18 years after the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned the agency to ban the devices.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
Behold the long-awaited Phase 2 of HHS' HIPAA audit program
The audits enable HHS' Office for Civil Rights to identify best practices and address risks to protected health information.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
USDA
Deep DiveRural hospitals keep closing. What can be done?
“The tragedy is that we’re losing the hospitals in the places we need them the most."
By Meg Bryant • March 22, 2016 -
GAO: CMS isn't analyzing data services hub for public exchanges
The hub serves HealthCare.gov to determine applicant eligibility for exchange plan subsidies.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research to pay $3.9 million in HIPAA settlement
Four years after the organization had filed a breach report about a missing laptop, HHS found Northwell Health's nonprofit arm had lacked proper ePHI policies and procedures.
By Ana Mulero • March 21, 2016 -
Proposed Aetna-Humana merger under antitrust regulatory fire
The megamerger will be "very, very carefully" scrutinized by federal regulators.
By Ana Mulero • March 21, 2016 -
Johnson & Johnson goes on settling spree, ordered to pay $502M for faulty hip devices
In addition, the company is settling a series of cases tied to morcellator use.
By Jeff Byers • March 20, 2016 -
CMS unveils interactive tool to map disparities in care
The Mapping Medicare Disparities tool can be used to pinpoint disparities in health outcomes and spending by race, ethnicity, and geographic location.
By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016 -
MedPAC releases latest advice on Medicare payment policy
The report addresses issues with county benchmarks and payment rates to 340B hospitals.
By Heather Caspi • March 17, 2016
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