NAACOs Comments on the Final Regulations for the Medicare ACO Program
In December, the CMS, and the OMB published a lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
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CMS Proposes Rule to Strengthen Managed Care for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to modernize Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care regulations to update the programs’ rules and strengthen the delivery of quality care for beneficiaries.
HHS Sets Goals for Shifting Medicare Reimbursements
HHS has announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity of care. This marks the first time HHS has set explicit goals for value-based payments.
HHS Releases New Data Sets at Health Datapalooza
New Data on Medicare Spending and EHR Adoption Health Datapalooza IV kicked off yesterday and with it came the release of new data from Health…
How The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Affects Health Care: Six Questions
Fiscal Cliff Impact on Health Care Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News The impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 12, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News The lead story of the week is Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate….
NCSL ranks healthcare among state legislators’ top 2012 priorities
Tom Sullivan Editor at Government Health IT The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Tuesday published its annual listing of top priorities for the…
CMS Year End Update
CMS Recent Announcements Keeping up with CMS these days is almost a full time job. Here are some matters you might want to know. The…
Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement
Final Rule Released on Medicare Data Claims Last week CMS published the final rule on how Medicare claims data can be released and used. Part…