Susan HuntingtonOn October 3, President Trump issued the “Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors” (the “Order”). While the Order initially focuses…
The New York Times (8/13, Hoffman) reports the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft recommendations Tuesday that all adult patients be screened “for…
On August 27, just in time for Medicare enrollment season (October 15, 2019 through December 7, 2019), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
ACA Exchanges To Start Publishing CMS Star Ratings For Health Plans
Posted in Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
On August 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that HealthCare.gov and state health exchanges will require “the display of the five-star…
On August 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance for states and Medicaid managed care programs to update their two-phase…
Medicare Updates Preventive Services Learning Tool With Telehealth Information
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid
On July 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced publication of its updated interactive educational tool on preventive services. The tool provides coding…
According to a study published this month in Health Affairs, although the number of ACO contracts and the proportion of ACOs with multiple contracts have…
On June 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code updates were available. These 2020 ICD-10-CM…
New Medicare Part D e-Prescribing Proposed Rule Meant to Help Providers and Patients
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid
On June 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule to update e-prescribing standards under Medicare Part D by adopting…
On June 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for information (RFI) for ideas on putting patients over paperwork and…